Prepaid tuition program open for enrollment

SPRINGFIELD – College tuition costs for babies born this year are expected to reach $140,000 a year, but parents can lock in today's rates through the College Illinois! prepaid tuition program.

Grandparents and family friends also can purchase College Illinois! contracts for their favorite college-bound kids.

Also on this date

• Former teacher, now in jail, gives a living lesson
• Holiday shopping: Small towns, great gifts
• Photographers denied access to stadium field
• Researchers' model helps design more productive plants
• Future Illini's mother never rests while supporting her son
• Arcola center brings people together
• Lab analyzes gas samples from a world away
• It's your business: Holiday stores open; apparel shop coming
• Obituaries