blog posts College admissions officials to monitor how a Trump presidency affects international applications Jan 19, 2017 11:45 am by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Chicago Tribune (Jan. 19) In Illinois, more than 50,000 foreign students brought an estimated $1.6 billion to the state in 2015. About 11,000 of those international students are at the U. of I. Share on Facebook Tweet Email