Freshman enrollment numbers are in and it looks like the Chicago area schools cleaned up this year, to downstate's detriment. Maybe there's more unease about the economy and more interest in commuting from home?

+73% jump at Chicago State (from 86 to 149 students)
+23% jump at UIC
+4% jump at NEIU
+3% jump at NIU
-1% drop at UIUC
-7% drop at UIS
-9% drop at ISU
-14% drop at EIU
-19% drop at SIU
-21% drop at WIU

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...story.html