Prairie State Wire

NIU’s Sol Jensen: Common App ‘changes how we communicate’

By Tamara Browning | Apr 6, 2021

An online application system that all of Illinois’ 12 public universities will use for the 2021-2022 application season has already received positive reviews from Northern Illinois University, an institution that has been using it since last year.

Tracy: ‘Businesses and families need a path to normalcy,’ not ‘Bridge to Phase 5’

By Tamara Browning | Mar 31, 2021

An update of the Illinois Restore Illinois COVID-19 reopening plan has some elected officials saying the new pathway to normalcy is too slow.

Remote learning days in progress in Illinois schools due to COVID-19 closures

By Tamara Browning | Apr 14, 2020

Illinois schools have implemented “remote learning days” to provide students with a learning curriculum and also provide access to teachers through April 30 due to coronavirus closures.