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The former football coach, Kurt Beathard, was terminated from his position at ISU after removing a Black Lives Matter poster from his office door and replacing it with a new poster with his wording that read: “All Lives Matter to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Now he is suing for First Amendment retaliation and viewpoint discrimination.

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jul 27, 2021 | 4:45 PM (The Center Square) – Mask wearing may be the norm on Illinois college campuses this fall if a recent survey holds true. Intelligent.com asked 2,000 current and incoming college students their plans, and despite a majority being vaccinated, 63% said they would voluntarily wear masks in certain settings even if schools aren’t requiring them. Intelligent.com contributor Beata Williams said that was a surprising turnaround. “Last year and even in the spring academic year, students seemed a little more resistant to wearing masks,”...

WGLT Illinois State University plans to declare the decommissioned 101 unit Shelbourne Apartments surplus to university needs, setting the stage to sell the 26-acre property surrounded by residential homes. Illinois State University is getting ready to sell 26 acres of prime real estate in the heart of north Normal. On Friday, trustees will decide whether to declare the decommissioned Shelbourne Apartments as surplus property. "That would allow the university to initiate a process of selling that property. Part of that process would include an appraisal of the fair market value of that prop...

WGLT Updated: July 19, 2021 at 5:45 PM CDT WGLT updated this story to include a response from Illinois State University. The state’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine policies. “Vaccination against COVID-19 is now widely available, and all persons over the age of 12 are eligible,” the guidance document reads. “Vaccination is the leading prevention strategy against COVID-19 and all public and private universities are strongly encouraged to require ...

A COVID-19 testing site located behind Alamo II near Watterson Towers at ISU. Illinois State University is part of a national push to get as many students, faculty, and staff as possible vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of fall semester. Participating colleges and universities commit to taking three action steps: making sure every campus community member knows they're eligible for a vaccine and has the resources to find one; identifying champions for vaccine efforts across campus and implementing a plan to get as many campus community members vaccinated as possible; and bringing ...