Illinois State closed as of noon on Monday, January 22, 2024
Illinois State University will be closing as of noon on Monday, January 22, 2024, due to extreme weather conditions. All classes (in-person, hybrid, and online) that began at noon or after are cancelled, including evening classes. Residence halls, dining centers and the University Police Department will remain open. All other University buildings will be closed.
Only weather essential personnel should report to work. All other employees, regardless of current work location (on-campus or remote) are not required to work during the closure. At this time, the University plans to resume normal operations on Tuesday, January 23, at 7 a.m.
Hourly employees whose regular shifts begin before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 23, and who are not designated as essential personnel, should report to work at 7 a.m., when the University opens. Dining centers will open at regular times, but retail dining locations may have delayed openings.
Latest Media Relations
- MLK Jr. Cultural Dinner featuring Karine Jean-Pierre, January 30, 2026Former White House Press Secretary & Special Advisor to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and now Author of "Moving Forward" & "Independent" Karine Jean-Pierre will be the featured speaker for the 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner on Friday, January 30, 2026. Event registration opens on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10 a.m.
- Preparations underway for WKCFA renovation project, sidewalk closure plannedConstruction crews are working to prepare for a two-year-long construction project that will update and add space to the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts (WKCFA). Pedestrian traffic traveling along Beaufort Street will be rerouted starting Monday, November 3, 2025.
- Kristen Bernas honored as first LOVE Award recipient for exemplary collaborationKristen Bernas is the inaugural recipient of the Living Our Values in Excellence (LOVE) Award.
- Board of Trustees action items, October 17, 2025The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University approved several resolutions at its regular meeting on October 17, 2025.
- Illinois State University launches new artificial intelligence lab for health research initiative with funding from National Institutes of HealthIllinois State University has launched an interdisciplinary PAIR project made possible through funding from the National Institutes of Health’s AIM-AHEAD PAIR seed program. The project is a collaboration between Illinois State’s School of Information Technology and Mennonite College of Nursing to use AI for early detection of Atrial Fibrillation.
- Historian and Author Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak at Stevenson Lecture Series, October 6Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series, co-hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University on Monday, October 6.









