Illinois Governor Pat Quinn creates panel to investigate University of Illinois admissions process

Gov. Pat Quinn will appoint a panel Wednesday to investigate University of Illinois' admissions practices, stepping into the controversy nearly two weeks after the Tribune first reported the existence of a clout list for well-connected applicants.

Quinn's seven-member Admissions Review Commission, led by well-respected retired federal Judge Abner Mikva, will have 60 days to complete its work, according to an executive order expected to be signed by the governor. Quinn has scheduled a news conference at the U. of I.'s Chicago campus.

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