Illinois News Roundup - December 8, 2023

Our weekly state roundup includes stories from Bloomington-Normal and Champaign-Urbana. Among the stories covered:

• UAW Targets Rivian and Other Nonunion Automakers for "Unprecedented" Organizing Drive
• Illinois Has Created a Rural Education Advisory Council. Teachers Don't Have to Be On It
• Raising AI Literacy Could Help Schools Like ISU Navigate a Disruptive Technology
• The University of Illinois SHIELD Saliva test Company is Winding Down. What Lessons Has the Testing Team Learned?

GUESTS

Emily Hays 
Education Reporter, Illinois Public Media

Ryan Denham
Digital Content Director, WGLT - Bloomington-Normal Public Radio