Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Three finalists have been named in the competition for this year’s $50,000 James Tyree Emerging Business Leadership Award.

University of Georgia grossed $352,349 per athlete in 2016 – the highest of all athletic programs that year, followed by University of Texas at Austin ($346,947 per athlete) and Louisiana State University ($315,988 per athlete), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

University of Texas at Austin grossed $207 million in 2016, making it the highest-grossing college sports program that year, followed by Ohio State University ($176 million) and University of Alabama ($174 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

University of Phoenix in Tempe, Everest University in Tampa and Ashford University in San Francisco reported the largest share of borrowers from four-year institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Four-year graduation rates range widely at schools that sent teams to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, according to the National Center for Education Statistics..

Stanford women's basketball tops the list of highest grossing programs with more than $21 million – or $1.5 million per athlete – in 2016, followed by UConn ($9 million), Baylor ($7.6 million), Florida State ($7 million) and Vanderbilt ($5.2 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Of the 64 teams in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Stanford is No. 1 for how much money it makes, grossing more than $21.4 million – or $1.5 million per player – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Of the 68 teams in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Duke is No. 1 for how much money it makes, grossing more than $34 million – or $2.1 million per player – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

About 804,740 Cook County residents – or about 15.4 percent of the county’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Ten welfare offices in Chicago saw food stamp costs drop by an average of 11.4 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

The number of people receiving food stamps in 10 Chicago locations dropped by 9.4 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of federal data.

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

More low- and mid-income parents in Illinois will be able to work without worrying about their children’s care thanks to an expansion of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), according to press release from Gov. Bruce Rauner's office.

State Retirement Systems' of Illinois Executive Committee met at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13.

State Retirement Systems' of Illinois Executive Committee met 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8.

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Gov. Bruce Rauner and several other state agencies celebrated the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 20, according to a press release.

Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago met at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 27.