![Altgeld Hall was built on June 10, 1896, and is home to the Board of Trustees' room. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Alyssa-Queen_Spring-2023_Altgeld-900x596.jpg)
Pritzker moves to increase MAP grants in FY24 budget
By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter
| February 16, 2023
![Thinkstock](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2b7b0639c986c4b61e26ad00208609c1-900x600.jpg)
Destination Procrastination
By Samantha Manahan
| March 8, 2018
State OKs higher ed funding
By Alex Chettiath
| April 25, 2016
Illinois to pay for MAP grants
By Northern Star staff
| April 25, 2016
![Students call for funds from state](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/0c6028d9af86ddb1bfc61d3c7d97c950.jpg)
Students call for funds from state
By The Associated Press
| April 21, 2016
NIU needs detailed MAP grant plan
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| February 25, 2016
![Students and community members demonstrate Oct. 29 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons for an end to the Illinois budget impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly. The Student Association will begin a letter-writing campaign Friday so students can send their grievances to lawmakers.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/e68432da02443d14702af4f17dd55ac1-900x601.jpg)
Students demonstrate for end to budget stall
By Maxwell Bisaillon and Nick Bosshart
| November 2, 2015
![SA rally speakers to include state representatives, nonprofits](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/9f15b20c29acc09480a7f56e610bda6c-900x586.jpg)
SA rally speakers to include state representatives, nonprofits
By Northern Star staff
| October 28, 2015
![Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, talks during an SA Senate meeting Sunday. The SA has invited students from Northeastern University, College of DuPage and Kishwaukee College, amongst others, to participate in a rally during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s visit to NIU on Thursday.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1bf17cfdbf64c96be05d00c149292c6c-900x601.jpg)
SA asks schools to join in on rally
By Rachel Scaman
| October 26, 2015
![Freshman business administration major Christopher Harris loads his belongings on to a cart while moving into Stevenson Hall on Friday. More than 5,000 students have been credited for MAP grant funding, despite a budget impasse.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/90867dc5dfd45518eb4a7608f4b716cd-900x601.jpg)
NIU credits fall MAP grants
By Keith Hernandez
| August 24, 2015
![Representative Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) speaks with a group of
NIU students during Wednesday's March on Springfield. The students
asked Pritchard questions about why the state has delayed paying
NIU the money it owes the university.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4a7dfe2fb61caca9db12779d664e713e.jpg)
Students rally in Springfield to support MAP grant funding
By Kelly Bauer
| October 26, 2011
State government funding may cause cuts to MAP grants
By Andrea Azzo
| October 12, 2011
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