SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2019) — More than 117 million visitors traveled to Illinois in 2018, setting a new record number of visitors for the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced today.  

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University.

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GENESEO, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2019) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE healthy living workshop for families impacted by cancer on Monday, July 15, 2019, 5:30-7PM, at Hammond Henry Hospital Conference Room 1AB (600 N College Ave, Geneseo, IL).

Families impacted by cancer are invited to try chair yoga and learn to make a healthy snack. Led by Kelly Craft, a certified chair yoga instructor, chair yoga takes traditional mat poses and adapts them to the chair.

 

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal was honored on June 29 with an award for its 2018 series, "Working for a Living," which examined issues affecting the region's working-class, including minimum wage, the rising cost of living, and housing affordability.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — St Ambrose University is one of nearly 30 universities across the country that require that incoming students are vaccinated against meningitis B. Several colleges just made the meningitis B vaccination mandatory for the first time this year.

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2019) — The second season of Storm hockey begins Saturday October 19th in Peoria to rekindle the Cold War on 74.

After the early road trip, the squad will return to the friendly confines of the TaxSlayer Center October 25 and 26 to battle the two-time defending Presidents Cup champion Huntsville Havoc.

For a complete schedule, see the above home and calendar schedule. Promotional game-themes and events will be released in several weeks.

ALBIA, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — Patty Judge, Chair of Focus on Rural America, will join 2020 presidential candidate Representative Tim Ryan to tour Golden Grain Energy LLC in Mason City, Iowa. Judge has served Iowa as Lieutenant Governor and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and continues to engage in critical election issues.  

WASHINGTON DC (July 2, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement on the Taxpayer First Act becoming law.

DULUTH, MINNESOTA (July 2, 2019) — Jessica Van Scoy of Moline, Illinois, graduated Cum Laude from The College of St Scholastica with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

St Scholastica held its Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — One hundred twenty-eight students were named to the Spring 2019 (January to May) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the Spring 2019 semester. (Note: Developmental courses do not count towards GPA.) Part-time students are not included in this list.

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