About 36.2 percent of the 981 degrees and certificates handed out by the Kishwaukee College in 2016-17 were to students in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from

About 18.3 percent of the 5,283 degrees and certificates handed out by the Northern Illinois University in 2016-17 were to students in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs, making them the most popular programs that yea

Columbus College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, all based in Chicago, reported the largest share of borrowers at private higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Spending per pupil at Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Public school administrators in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430, Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 and Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 earn the highest average salary in DeKalb County, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Spending per pupil at Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 is up 10 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Spending per pupil at Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Spending per pupil at Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 is up 30 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Spending per pupil at Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 is up 11 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

Spending per pupil at Indian Creek School District 425 is up 15 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Public school administrators in Bluford Unit School District 318, Opdyke Belle River Community Consolidated School District 5, and Breese Elementary School District 12 earn the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Spending per pupil at Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 is down 0 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Administrators in Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 earn an average of $101,612 per year, ranking 355th out of 858 districts in the state.

Spending per pupil at Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 is up 2 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Public school administrators in Bannockburn School District 106, Rosemont Elementary School District 78 and New Trier Township High School District 203 earn the highest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Administrators in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 earn an average of $102,367 per year, ranking 344th out of 858 districts in the state.

Administrators in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 earn an average of $92,340 per year, ranking 551st out of 858 districts in the state.