A high-ranking legislator who chairs a committee that oversees state funding to colleges and universities said the University of Illinois Springfield administration should do more to end the ongoing faculty strike. Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, appeared ... See more
Tenure and tenure-track faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield remains on strike. Negotiating sessions since the strike began on Friday have failed to produce an agreement. A key issue remains salary. The administration is proposing a 1% increa... See more
The Sangamon County Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m., which has been moved to the Bank of Springfield Center. The controversial topic of zoning for a data center could be brought up again. The proposed Cyrus... See more
The University of Illinois Springfield campus unions have been negotiating with the administration since last spring, but several items, including salaries, remain unresolved. Members of the faculty and staff voted in March to authorize a strike. The unio... See more
The FBI’s Springfield Division is seeking to identify potential victims of Michael Mohr, who was recently charged with production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Mohr had served as President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod,... See more
