State higher education budget chair calls the UIS faculty strike "unnecessary"

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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published April 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM CDT

A high-ranking legislator who chairs a committee that oversees state funding to colleges and universities said the University of Illinois Springfield administration should do more to end the ongoing faculty strike.

Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, appeared at a rally with striking faculty on Wednesday morning. Ford, who also serves as Chairman of the Illinois House Higher Education Appropriations Committee, said he was meeting with Chancellor Janet Gooch to encourage her to meet with the union members and settle the strike.

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