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As Illinois emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesperson for Illinois State University said the institution is "grateful that there were no reductions" to state funding in the new state budget.

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As Illinois K-12 teachers and staff line up for COVID-19 vaccinations as part of Phase 1B, higher education faculty continue to wait for their shot. The heads of colleges and

(The Center Square) – As Illinois K-12 teachers and staff line up for COVID-19 vaccinations as part of Phase 1B, higher education faculty continue to wait for their shot. The heads of colleges and universities in the st...

Facebook Illinois State University’s Graduate Workers Union has asked for a state labor mediator to step in to what it calls stalled negotiations on a contract. Negotiations began in October 2019. The union said ISU took more than 14 months to respond to its initial offer. Now, the union has requested mediation from the Illinois Labor Relations Board. “If ISU has something to offer us that actually addresses the severe crises TAs face—that ISU creates with low stipends, poor benefits, a...

“These matters associated with the budget, most of them, are really matters the Legislature – a co-equal branch by their own admission – should be engaged in,” Pritzker said. The largest chunk of reductions comes in a $304.8 million slash to government services, meaning probable furloughs, hiring freezes, and reduced overtime and travel. Within that is a $75 million trim to personnel adjustments in all state agencies, but details will be "developed through negotiations with ...