(WLS) -- Classes are set to resume Friday morning ... Hundreds of faculty members from other state schools like Chicago State University and Eastern Illinois University converged on Governors ...

As schools like Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern have gotten most of the attention, regional public universities are losing grants and feeling the pain too.

celebrates as teammates hoist the Class 5A state championship trophy after beating Joliet Catholic at Illinois State University. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Share N ORMAL, Ill.