04 Aug 2017

ICC Celebrates Spring 2017 Graduates

By Valerie Welsh

EAST PEORIA, IL (08/02/2017)-- ICC celebrated its 2017 Commencement on May 20, 2017, at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Ill. More than 300 students participated in the ceremony.

Local students completing degree/certificate requirements for the Spring 2017 semester include:

Cody Morris of Geneseo, Ill. - an Associate in Applied Science Degree

Kodee Mital of Milan, Ill. - an Associate in Science Degree

04 Aug 2017

McCombie Statement on the Governor’s Amendatory Veto of SB 1

By David Kubik

SPRINGFIELD – Today State Representative Tony McCombie (IL – 71) released the following statement in support of the Governor’s amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1:

02 Aug 2017

Statement on Governor Rauner’s Amendatory Veto to SB 1

By Marcela Cartagena

SPRINGFIELD  – The following statement can be attributed to Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti regarding Governor Rauner’s Amendatory Veto to SB 1, the education funding bill:

02 Aug 2017

Gov. Rauner issues amendatory veto to ensure school funding bill is fair, equitable for all students

By Laurel Patrick
SPRINGFIELD (August 1, 2017) – Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill 1, the school funding bill. The matter now heads to the Illinois General Assembly, where the governor has respectfully requested that lawmakers uphold his changes. If these changes are upheld, Illinois will achieve historic education funding reform.
 
31 Jul 2017

SCC Spring 2017 President's & Dean's Lists

By Lysa Hegland

These students were named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2017 Spring semester at Scott Community College.

President’s List (4.0 Grade Point Average/six or more credit hours)

CALIFORNIA

Oakley:  Martha Mbong

COLORADO

Peyton: Jennah Taglieri

GEORGIA

Flowery Branch: Brandon Tinman

ILLINOIS

Albany: Kasi Klimstra

31 Jul 2017

IOWA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION OFFERS TOUR OF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES - October 21, 2017

By Claudia Cackler

world-renowned architects on the University of Iowa's campus in Iowa City. The tour will leave Des Moines at 7 AM, and guests will travel by motor coach, returning the same day, by 6:30PM. 

28 Jul 2017

Statement from Gov. Rauner on education funding reform

By Laurel Patrick

SPRINGFIELD (July 28, 2017) – "Speaker Madigan and President Cullerton continue to delay putting the education funding legislation on my desk. Until then, I am unable to change the legislation so that it's fair and equitable for all schoolchildren in Illinois and the taxpayers who foot the bill. "Our schools cannot wait. "If the Democrat majority won't send me the bill, I'm hopeful they're willing to negotiate with their colleagues to achieve the same result by July 31.

28 Jul 2017

CREATING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE At HEARTLAND INSTITUTE

By David J. Shestokas

Join Us in Person or Online August 16

28 Jul 2017

Gov. Rauner to lawmakers: Turn in your homework, send me education funding bill

By Laurel Patrick
SPRINGFIELD (July 27, 2017) – The possibility of public schools across Illinois not opening on time increased today after Democratic lawmakers failed to send the education funding reform bill to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk.
 
28 Jul 2017

ALBRECHT NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

By Sandra Humes-Benton

MILWAUKEE (July 27, 2017) -  Payton Albrecht, a senior Education Undergraduate from Milan, IL, has been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Spring 2017 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students. -30-  

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