Update: 7:22 a.m. Nov. 13, 2026

UIS Microsoft Outlook email service was restored around 7 a.m. today. The email system is currently in a “backlog processing” state, meaning it may take some time for all emails sent during the outage to be delivered.

Original post: 4:02 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026

The University of Illinois Springfield is currently affected by a nationwide Microsoft Outlook email outage. During this time, students, faculty and staff may be unable to send or receive emails.

Microsoft has identified a fix for the issue causing the service disruption and has begun deploying it across its infrastructure. There is currently no estimate for when email service will be fully restored.

In the meantime, those needing to reach UIS offices for urgent matters should contact them by phone.

Additional updates will be shared as information becomes available.