MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 9, 2023) — The pandemic and many other controversies over the past few years have shed light on the different ways that Americans define good citizenship in our democratic republic. An upcoming talk at Monmouth College will provide perspective on how democratic Athenians, too, did not always have the same definition of responsible citizenship.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (February 9, 2023) — Tori Verbeck from Geneseo, Illinois, earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at winter commencement, held December 17, 2022.

Around 775 students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at the ceremony, held at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.

Verbeck graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Physical Education — BSE

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (February 9, 2023) — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce recently filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposing the FTC’s proposed rule banning on all noncompetition agreements nationwide. The Chamber opposes the proposed noncompete ban because it would wipe out Illinois’s recently-enacted bipartisan noncompete-reform law (the “Illinois Compromise”), along with similar bipartisan compromises in many other states across the nation.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (February 8, 2023) — More than 950 students qualified for the Fall 2022 dean's list at Carthage College, including these in your coverage area:

Chance Carruthers of Rock Island, IL

Isabella Fisher of Davenport, IA

Jack Kelley of Port Byron, IL

Trevor Milne of Davenport, IA

Savannah Reisner of Geneseo, IL

Kaeleen Smith of Moline, IL

Catherine Wilde of Rock Island, IL

Annika Zemek of Moline, IL