Western Illinois | News Headlines for March 8, 2017

Western Illinois NEWS Headlines

Western Illinois women capture Summit League title over IUPUI in overtime

Peoria Journal Star

SCOTT HOLLAND/GATEHOUSE MEDIA ILLINOIS Western Illinois players celebrate after their overtime victory over IUPUI on Tuesday in the …

Western Illinois women advance to NCAA Tourney – Jacksonville Journal-Courier

WIU surges past IUPUI in OT to clinch Summit League title – Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Could Western Illinois Pull off an NCAA Tournament Win? – ESPN (press release) (registration) (blog)

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Western Illinois coach likes playing in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls Argus Leader (blog)

Granted, the opinion offered came from a guy whose team was going to the NCAA tournament, but Western Illinois coach J.D. Gravina made a point to …

Coaches: Summit League Women’s Basketball Took Step Forward This Season – Yankton Daily Press

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WIU Anthropology Class to Create Experimental Archaeology Project

Western Illinois University News

MACOMB, IL – A unique spring semester class in anthropology at Western Illinois University will culminate in the creation of an experimental …
WIU Student, Professor Collaborate for Journal Article

Western Illinois University News

MACOMB, IL – For Western Illinois University senior Maria Kurth, her interest America’s aging population developed from a close relationship with her …
Illinois police department K9 trains as comfort dog

WABC-TV

Illinois police department K9 trains as comfort dog … A police department in western Illinois just got a furry new officer and she’s already the most …
Illinois to provide $1M for migrant student summer programs

Quad-Cities Online

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is handing out $1 million in federal grants to help educate children of migrant families. The Illinois State Board of …
Senate frustrated by Rauner agencies’ budget-cut silence

Quad-Cities Online

1992 — 25 years ago: A bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology has been approved for Western Illinois University’s campus …

Higher-ed leaders: More state cuts would be devastating – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

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Letter: Editorial board backs action to excerbate Illinois’ freefall

Quad-Cities Online

Letter: Editorial board backs action to excerbate Illinois’ freefall … March 2 editorial on why The Dispatch/Argus/QCOnline feels Illinois should “insist that ….. engineering technology has been approved for Western Illinois University’s …
W. Illinois advances to NCAA’s for first time since 1995

WHIO

1 seed Western Illinois (26-6), which tied the school record with its 11th win in a … Western Illinois shot just 38 percent, but scored 23 points off IUPUI’s …