An Illinois college refused a reporter's open-records request for the campus email directory. But the state Attorney General says the directory is a public record. Since the FERPA student privacy law doesn't forbid turning it over, state law requires disclosing it.
Ill. college journalists, administrators at odds over adviser's removal
When Cathy Stableinwas called into a meeting with top administrators at the College of DuPage inGlen Ellyn, Ill., the last thing on her mind was that she would lose her jobadvising the Courier,the school’s student newspaper.
Student newspaper containing Muhammad cartoons stolen
More than 2,500 copies of an Illinois college student newspaper containing thecartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad were stolen onFriday.