A summer of transition for the Chicago Tribune under new hedge fund ownership continued with the announcement Tuesday of a change at the top of the masthead. Mitch Pugh has been named executive editor of the Chicago Tribune after eight years in the same role at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. His first day will be Aug. 30.
The chancellor provides an update as the fall semester approaches.
This radio interview with Sam Madonia aired on 1450 AM on August 10, 2021.
Dr. Rick Funderburg was interviewed on WAND-TV in a story on, “Moody’s upgrades IL bond ratings for first time in over 20 years”.
The UIS College of Public Affairs and Administration, the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership, and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation hosted their first in a series of webinars – read more about it in this Illinois Times article, “Explaining the Black Agenda.“
Hired! Recent bachelor’s in political science graduate Karl Coleman got a job. He’s working as district director for State Senator Doris Turner. He’s also an elected member of the Macon County Board.
The University of Illinois Springfield Department of Campus Recreation will host a 9/11 memorial stair climb at Crowne Plaza Springfield to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The UIS Center for Lincoln Studies hosts a conversation on a locally produced Civil War documentary, Our Cause Is Just. It is produced by Zak Luken, a local Lincoln College student in collaboration with Ron Keller, director of the the Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development and the Lincoln Heritage Museum.
St. Louis powerhouse The Prophecy Show will bring their signature and highly-energized Rock Opera to the University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center on December 15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Touring as a Tribute to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Prophecy Show's theatrical performances have been igniting stages nationwide.
This article appeared on Broadwayworld.com on July 26, 2021.