Northern Illinois University's football team is the first Mid-American Conference team to compete in a Bowl Championship Series game. Some of their fans are traveling to watch them make history in Miami.
What would keep an undocumented youth from applying for permission to stay in the United States for at least two years? The question has embroiled two Northern Illinois University sophomores.
Some public universities say they're stretched too thin because of Illinois' ongoing budget crisis. Southern Illinois University has struggled to negotiate contracts with two employees' unions.
