Amanda Knox to perform with Exoneree Band at Illinois Innocence Project fundraiser
The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register article published on Oct. 11, 2022
"Amanda Knox, who made international headlines in a murder case in Italy in which she maintained her innocence, will perform Saturday with the Exoneree Band at the Illinois Innocence Project's fundraiser at Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin.
Knox had been scheduled to be part of the "Defenders of the Innocent" event in May 2020, but that was thwarted by COVID-19. Knox did a livestream event that December.
UIS to spotlight 'The Great Road Trip'
The following is an excerpt of an Illinois Times article published on Oct. 10, 2022
"The University of Illinois Springfield History Department is hosting another History Harvest. The focus is “The Great Road Trip.”
Members of the public are invited to bring their photos, souvenirs and memorabilia from their travels to the event. UIS students will photograph or scan the items for inclusion in an online digital archive and exhibit.
Send Silence Packing display at University of Illinois Springfield
The following is an excerpt of a WAND-TV story published on Oct. 6, 2022.
"University of Illinois Springfield students are raising awareness on college mental health.
Today 1,000 backpacks lined the Quad with stories of those who lost their lives to suicide. The backpacks were part of the "Send Silence Packing" project by national organization Active Minds.
A Ukrainian refugee at UIS
The following is an excerpt of an Illinois Times article published on Sept. 29, 2022
"Chase Wilhelm thinks of Ignat Striletskyi's journey, which brought the 18-year-old from Ukraine to Springfield shortly after the Russian invasion in February, as a piece of fabric that a higher power must have helped create.
"It's a mystery of God," said Wilhelm, 38, a Montgomery County resident, state worker and ordained Disciples of Christ minister.