Illinois
Board of Trustees action items, August 15, 2022
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State College accepted plenty of resolutions at its quarterly assembly on August 15, 2022. Full textual content of these resolutions could be discovered on the Board of Trustees web site.
Property insurance coverage
The Board of Trustees licensed the College to buy property insurance coverage for FY2023 for an annual premium to not exceed $1.2 million. Illinois State owns and maintains property and enterprise interruption insurance coverage valued at roughly $2 billion. Via its membership within the Midwestern Larger Training Compact and the Illinois Public Larger Training Cooperative (IPHEC), the College is ready to buy protection from a set of well-respected and financially sound insurance coverage firms by the insurance coverage dealer Alliant Insurance coverage Providers, Inc. Funding comes from common income and auxiliary amenities system working revenues.
Hearth providers settlement
Trustees licensed the yearly intergovernmental settlement between the City of Regular and Illinois State for hearth safety providers for the College. The settlement for FY2023 features a price to not exceed $628,348. The settlement is modified every year to require a brand new reimbursement price that displays the upper municipal prices related to offering hearth safety providers. The City of Regular makes use of a value index to calculate the brand new reimbursement price that’s decided by the Illinois Municipal League and utilized in different college communities throughout the state. Funding comes from common income and auxiliary amenities system working revenues.
Nationwide Board for Skilled Educating Requirements
Trustees licensed a contract with the Nationwide Board for Skilled Educating Requirements to assist trainer candidates. The settlement features a price of $707,525 to supply the instruments crucial to substantiate the certifications of academics from across the State of Illinois who select to take part on this initiative.
Auxiliary amenities system income bonds
Trustees gave Illinois State authorization to refund income bonds to pay for renovations to Hancock Stadium. The brand new bonds might be issued in an quantity to not exceed $14,000,000 with a real curiosity price of borrowing to not exceed 4 %. The debt service financial savings are estimated to exceed $200,000 over the lifetime of the brand new debt. The renovations had been the primary seen at Hancock Stadium because it was inbuilt 1961.
Studying administration software program
Trustees licensed a five-year contract with Instructure for a brand new studying administration system (LMS) price to not exceed $2,350,000. The brand new system, referred to as Canvas, will substitute the present studying administration system, ReggieNet, that has been in place for practically 10 years. The advice for Canvas from the LMS Assessment Management Crew comes with enter from College deans, educational division heads, the president’s cupboard, the Pupil Authorities Affiliation, and the Educational Senate.
Capital venture, WGLT
Trustees licensed a capital venture to plan, design, and renovate the house on 500 W. Locust St. in Regular that can combine the places of work of WGLT radio operations with the coed newspaper The Vidette. The renovation, to not exceed $650,000, will combine enterprise and operational features in addition to instructional alternatives for college students.
Sublease for Mennonite Faculty of Nursing
Trustees licensed the College to enter right into a lease settlement with Memorial Well being System to extend capability for nursing schooling by Mennonite Faculty of Nursing. The College will sublease 9,990 ft of house in Springfield, Illinois, for school rooms, expertise labs, workplace, and laboratory use. The price of renovations to the house and the annual sublease funds, at $286,685, are anticipated to be coated by a grant from Memorial Well being System.
Raab Highway property
The Board of Trustees licensed the College to enter into agreements to accumulate the property situated at 715 and 755 Raab Highway, the previous location of Lincoln Faculty places of work in Regular with a value to not exceed $4.1 million. The property, which follows the College’s plan for buying strategic properties close to the campus, is situated adjoining to the College’s Horticulture Middle.
Recognition of former Trustees Rocky Donahue
Trustees acknowledged the contributions of former Trustee Rocky Donahue. Initially appointed to the Board in 2011, Donahue previously served as chair of the Board, and is a present member of the Illinois Public Transportation Affiliation Board of Administrators, Good Shepherd Board of Administrators, a member of the APTA Legislative Committee, and a member of the ARC of Illinois.
Illinois
Former Illinois Department of Public Health director fined $150K for ethics violation
CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois’ former top doctor has been fined by the state ethics commission.
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike lead the Illinois Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. She later became president and CEO of Sinai Chicago, which has contracts with the department.
Since she took on the new role within a year of leaving IDPH, there was an ethics violation, according to the state ethic commission.
Dr. Ezike has agreed to pay a $150,000 dollar fine.
Dr. Ezike released the following statement Friday evening:
“As a public servant and physician, I have always been guided by integrity, ethics and justice, and I have dedicated my career to advancing health equity, particularly in underserved communities. I proudly accepted a position as President of Sinai Chicago, which shares my personal mission to improve public health outcomes of those most in need. I look forward to continuing our important work with my fellow caregivers, as well as partners in the communities and beyond, to help the people we serve live better, healthier lives.”
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Illinois
Here’s how much snow Springfield got — and when it’ll melt
Aerial video above Dallas captures rare snowfall
Drone footage shows a winter storm that brought rare snow and ice to Dallas and other parts of Northern Texas.
A blanket of snow covered Springfield late Thursday and early Friday, closing Springfield schools and some offices for a snow day.
Morning traffic appeared to be moving slowly but steadily. Cameras covering major roads in the city showed snow and slush remaining on many city roads but no major slowdowns.
How much snow did Springfield get?
As of 10 a.m., Springfield had seen around 6 to 6.5 inches of snow, according to Angelica Soria, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Springfield office. Southwest Missouri in general got slightly less snow, with reports of 5 to 6 inches.
About another inch of snow was possible in Springfield, according to the National Weather Service, but new accumulation was expected to taper off by noon.
When will the snow melt?
The snow likely won’t stick around long, with a high of 40 expected Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing again Monday before returning to daytime highs in the high-30s and 40s later next week.
While the weather is predicted to warm up this weekend, folks should take care driving when the sun goes down, even if all the snow melts.
“(The snow) will probably start melting during the day tomorrow, but we are worried about the re-freezing on the road, because it will probably get kind of slushy as the plows keep going around trying to get it off the road,” Soria said. “We definitely want to urge people to be careful while traveling … when the sun goes down, it’s harder to see black ice, things like that.”
Illinois
Waukegan, Illinois city workers suffer electric shock from power lines
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) — Two city workers from Waukegan were rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after they were shocked by power lines.
Firefighters said the workers were trimming trees at Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue near the Waukegan Generating Station, a now-shuttered coal-fired power plant.
The workers’ crane touched a power line, which energized the truck and gave the workers an electric shock.
A helicopter took one man to the hospital with electrical burns. The other was taken away by ambulance.
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