The Trump administration had frozen $790 million in grants that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation of the university's president in September.

The Chicago-area university will pay $75 million to the U.S. government as part of the deal, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

The Chicago-area university will pay $75 million to the U.S. government as part of the deal, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.