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There are an additional 2,993 students across all state universities this fall, which represents an overall enrollment increase of 1.6 percent and a total overall enrollment of 185,590 students – the highest overall enrollment in eight years.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
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Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Who would’ve thunk that lowering (or even removing) admission standards and then giving away the product for free would increase enrollment! UIUC, SIU, EIU and the rest of them all have financial aid packages that eliminate tuition and fees for qualified students, mostly for students from households with below median household incomes.
How many of these students are US citizens ?or Illinois residents ?