<p>With two kids in college in the fall of 2008, UIUC offered us basically no financial aid - my second son will be attending Notre Dame in the fall as they offered him a very healthy financial aid package. It is cheaper for him to attend ND (tuition and all = $49,000) than for him to attend UIUC (tuition and all = $28,000). What a sad commentary for a state school.</p>