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No timeline for a vote on the new UIS contract with tenure and tenure-track faculty | First Listen

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  • UIS faculty is expected to vote soon on the tentative agreement
  • Governor Pritzker has signed an executive order barring state employees from using insider information to bet on prediction market apps
  • A legislative effort to keep the Chicago Bears playing in Illinois could be coupled with property tax relief
  • Leaders at the car maker Rivian are relieved no one was injured from tornado damage at the plant in Bloomington-Normal
  • The proposed budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture is raising some concerns
Michelle Eccles anchors NPR Illinois' Morning Edition. Michelle has more than 30 years of experience in broadcasting which all began at her high school radio station, Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale for her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a focus in Radio Television and went on to become an award winning anchor and reporter for stations in Decatur and Springfield.
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