Plans for a new statewide innovation network to accelerate job creation and economic growth include building a world-class center devoted to the fast-growing field of data science, U of I System officials have announced. The data science center will be…

By Samantha Jones Toal The renovation of Altgeld Hall is coming closer to reality after a campus committee conditionally approved allocating $27 million in student funding to modernize and upgrade the iconic building. The Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment (AFMFA) Oversight…

By Joel Steinfeldt The restoration work on the historic Altgeld Chimes at Illinois is progressing rapidly, said Matthew Tomaszewski, the associate provost for capital planning. He’s leading a diverse team of Facilities and Services engineers, carpenters, movers, upholsterers, painters, and…

Editor’s Note: This article about the Altgeld Chimes was originally published in July 2014. By Meaghan Downs Thousands of students attend Sue Wood’s daily concerts simply by walking to class. Many of them have never seen her. Six stories up…

The News-Gazette in Champaign has covered Altgeld Hall several times. “Altgeld Hall’s rough-hewn Romanesque architecture has always made it stand out in a sea of green-roofed Georgian buildings on the University of Illinois campus,” Paul Wood wrote. Read the full…

Altgeld Hall has long been recognized as a gem on campus. One frequent topic for news stories: its chime. Chimesmaster Sue Wood and the Altgeld Ringers put on daily concerts from the attic of Altgeld. Read more: Inside Illinois Q&A…