Nine members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees prior to the clout panel's final report: Devon C. Bruce Term: 2009-2015 First appointed: 2003 Profession: attorney, Power Rogers & Smith, Chicago Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., University of Illinois. Party affiliation: Democrat Frances G. Carroll Term: 2005-2011 First appointed ...

The chairman of the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees resigned Monday amid an investigation into the use of political clout to get underqualified students into the school. Niranjan Shah said in a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn that he decided to step down after members of a state ...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed a state commission to investigate what some have called questionable admissions practices at the state's largest public university. The Chicago Tribune reported last month that the University of Illinois admitted some students with more political connections than qualifications, including a convicted ...

All college applications are equal. But some are more equal than others. A Chicago Tribune expose in the past few days about how the University of Illinois gives extra consideration to well-connected applicants has set off a storm of protests, prompting the school to change its practices and sending politicians who ...