The University of Illinois Springfield Child Protection Training Academy, part of the UIS Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning, has been awarded $720,000 in federal appropriations to increase the number of trained frontline child protection and law enforcement professionals.

Some things don’t change. 

Ushering wins en masse is certainly the norm for the University of Illinois Springfield baseball team — this season notwithstanding.  

The Prairie Stars — ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association — head into this weekend’s road series at Quincy on a torrid 13-game winning streak.  

The University of Illinois Springfield softball team split Sunday's doubleheader against No. 5 Indianapolis. In game one, UIS won 2-1. In game two, the Prairie Stars fell 9-1. UIS hosts Quincy University Saturday.

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