WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 17, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has achieved a significant milestone, with its state-of-the-art simulation center earning accreditation in the new human simulation standard from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. This prestigious recognition places DMU among an elite group of only eight simulation centers worldwide to be accredited in the new standard.

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND (June 16, 2025) — Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility, announced today that nine community colleges — including a consortium of four State University of New York (SUNY) institutions — have joined the ATD Network as part of its 2025 cohort.

WEST FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS (June 16, 2025) — Last Thursday, the Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea swore in ten newly-elected officers to the Southern Illinois Central Labor Council (SICLC).

The SICLC has not had officers elected since the Spring of 2020. Over the last year, SICLC has held leadership meetings to rebuild the CLC to better advocate for union members and working families in Southern Illinois.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 16, 2025) — The removal of the former Curry Out QC building at 1407 30th St marks a new beginning — opening space, both physically and symbolically, for growth in the College Hill District.