The following story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on Oct. 28, 2024.

"University of Illinois Springfield students collected 9,074 pounds of food and grocery items during the annual Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods event on Sunday.

UIS says atotal of 10 teams, comprised of more than 130 students, went door-to-door in Springfield neighborhoods.

All items collected will be donated to Central Illinois Foodbank, which distributes supplies to food pantries, soup kitchens, residential programs and after-school programs in a 21-county region."

The following column by Jason Piscia, assistant professor and director of the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program, was published by the Illinois Times on Oct. 17, 2024.

"Have you heard anyone say recently “I can’t wait for this election to be over?” Have you said it?

The feeling is understandable. The nonstop, mean-spirited social media posts, advertisements and political commentary can be exhausting.

The following story was posted by the Illinois Times on Oct. 10, 2024.

"Education has always come in many shapes and forms. But in Springfield Public Schools, some of those forms may be the plank, the downward-facing dog and the butterfly.

Yes, youngsters are being taught yoga along with reading, writing and arithmetic.

The following story was reported by WAND-TV on Oct. 2, 2024.

"Today is International Wrongful Conviction Day and the team at the Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) recognized the day by placing 3,588 flags into the ground, each representing a person who was wrongfully convicted and exonerated in the United States since 1989.

Of those flags, 555, or 15%, represent individuals from Illinois who were exonerated.

The following story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on Sept. 24, 2024.

"The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) has been named the top public regional university in Illinois for the sixth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report.

The 2025 Best Colleges rankings, released today, also rank UIS as the seventh-best public regional university in the Midwest.

The following story was published by Capitol City Now/WTAX on Sept. 11, 2024.

"After the first 10 days of classes, University of Illinois Springfield enrollment remains stable for Fall Semester 2024 with 4,628 students enrolled, compared to 4,661 students last year. Notably, the number of new first-year freshmen, first-time transfer students and online students increased.

The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Sept. 5, 2024.

"University of Illinois Springfield students are back in class, and you never know who will go on to accomplish big time things once they graduate.

For instance, some of the school's most noteworthy alumni range from a Grammy winner to Pulitzer Prize recipients.

The list includes former students from Sangamon State University, which was established in 1969. SSU merged with the University of Illinois system in 1995.

The following story was reported by NPR Illinois on Aug. 27, 2024.

The following story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on Aug. 29, 2024.

"The first season for the Prairie Stars under their new coach Scott Myers is officially underway. UIS kicked things off against Purdue Northwest at home on August 24th which brought this new chapter of UIS women's soccer out of the starting gate.

The following story was published by WCIA-TV 3 on July 30, 2024.

"There’s a new bridge program at the University of Illinois Springfield to help Central Illinois laboratories train more specialists to work in them.

UIS is offering medical laboratory certificates to students at the start of the fall semester. The university is offering certificates in four areas: clinical chemistry, hematology, immunohematology and medical microbiology.