The Sangamon County Department of Public Health reported four COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday, putting the total at 20 for January. Later Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker he was "cautiously optimistic" that the most recent COVID surge has peaked.
A 22-year veteran of the University of Illinois Springfield Police Department will continue to lead the force without an “interim” tag.
The school this week said interim police chief Ross Owens will be the next permanent chief. The move is pending approval from the U of I Board of Trustees, although those appointments typically go through without any trouble.
This story aired on WCIA on Jan. 19, 2022.
A Department of Children and Family Services caseworker was attacked and killed while on a welfare check this month. It's happened before and that's making state lawmakers take notice of the dangers with the job. We talk with a former investigator who now trains those entering a career in child protection.
All three schools in the University of Illinois System will see tuition hikes this fall.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted Thursday morning to increase tuition for in-state freshmen.
This is only the second tuition increase in the past eight years.
The University of Illinois Springfield will see a 1.5% tuition hike.
This story appeared on WICS Newschannel 20 on Jan. 20, 2022.
The University of Illinois Springfield Campus Senate introduces new resolution to eliminate its General Education curriculum focusing on issues of diversity and engaged citizenship.
For over a decade now, Engaged Citizenship Common Experience has been a core curriculum of the UIS academic experience.
The ECCE curriculum also comprises Internships and Engagement Experiences, including study abroad/study away programs.
A group of faculty members oppose the resolution and are working to defeat it.
My name is Tatiana Thomas, and I am currently a student at University of Illinois at Springfield for a master of public administration degree with a certificate in labor relations. I work for the Department of Human Services at UIS as a graduate research assistant and recently began to volunteer with the Faith Coalition for Common Good.
A major redevelopment in the South Town neighborhood took its first step Tuesday as the committee of the whole sent to the full Springfield City Council an agreement authorizing The Springfield Project to purchase a building at 11th Street and South Grand Avenue using the city's community development block grant funds.
The University of Illinois system is the latest to require COVID booster shots to be on campus.
University President Tim Killeen announced today (Thursday) faculty, staff and students will need to get the shots when eligible.
At Springfield, in-person classes will take place, although faculty will be allowed some flexibility to request remote teaching.
UIC, UIS, Memorial Health System Partnership Aiming to Fix Nursing Shortage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A partnership between University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Springfield and Memorial Health System is aiming to fix a local nursing shortage.
We're told there are hundreds of nurses needed in central Illinois hospitals and their importance cannot be overlooked.
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the hospital. They provide 90 percent of patients’ needs.
University of Illinois Springfield students will start the spring semester Jan. 18 in-person as planned while two University of Illinois campuses will start the spring semester with remote learning.
All UIS faculty, staff and students, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing once they return to campus, UIS interim chancellor Karen Whitney announced in a campus letter.