An announcement is expected Tuesday regarding the number of Western Illinois University employees who will be laid off. The ...

UPDATE: Sen. Mike Halpin emailed his statement on the layoffs to Our Quad Cities News. “I am disappointed to learn of the painful cuts happening at Western Illinois University. WIU is a major ...

Update: WIU's Board of Trustees approved the resolution that would lay off an unspecified amount of employees. Find WQAD's reporting on that vote here. On Monday, Aug. 5, dozens of Western ...

College students are starting to settle in at Western Illinois University. But amid the new school year buzz is the recent decision to lay off nearly 90 faculty and staff members. On Aug. 6 ...

Amid declining enrollment and faculty layoffs, Western Illinois University is focused on its evolution with a new president.

Western Illinois University’s board of trustees approved ... has spent more than it earned in recent years, making the layoffs unavoidable. Enrollment at the Macomb and Moline campuses have ...