The following is an excerpt of a story published by NPR Illinois on Jan. 5, 2023.

"The University of Illinois is ending its COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for those on its campuses. The decision is effective immediately.

The university president, Tim Killeen, sent a notice on Thursday reminding anyone who tests positive to follow CDC guidelines for isolating.

"If you do feel ill or have symptoms of COVID-19, we also strongly urge you to stay home from school and work to protect your classmates and colleagues," Killeen said.

The following in an excerpt of a story published by WICS-TV 20 on Dec. 18, 2022.

"The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team has found a ton of success early in the season. The Prairie Stars are 8-3 (3-1), ranked second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, ranked third in the D2SIDA Midwest Regional poll and is receiving votes in the national poll as well.

The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register column written by UIS Chancellor Janet Gooch that was published on Dec. 18, 2022.

"The University of Illinois Springfield campus is quiet today as most of our university community settles in for a brief break between semesters. Fall classes are complete, grades are turned in and our students are hopefully catching up on some much-needed sleep.

Center for Faculty Excellence - Building Inclusive Community in the Classroom and Beyond 

Friday, March 31, 2023 | 9 a.m. - Noon 

Government contracts have recently attracted much attention from researchers and the public because of the US government's significant spending on goods and services. In this study, we investigate whether audit fees are associated with audit clients' government contracts. We find that firms with a higher proportion of government sales to total sales pay higher audit fees than other firms. Our further analysis shows the audit premium is driven mainly by the federal government and local government contracts.