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LLCC

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LLCC appoints two new vice presidents

SPRINGFIELD – Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) has appointed two new vice presidents: Jason Dockter, Ph.D. as vice president of academic services and Shanda Byer as vice president of student services. Both have served as interims in those roles since January. “I am very happy to announce that Dr. Jason Dockter and Shanda Byer were approved to serve as vice president of academic services and vice president of student services, respectively,” said Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., president of LLCC. “Both are […]

todaySeptember 9, 2023 134

Lake Land

Sports

Lake Land launches clay target team

MATTOON -- Six Lake Land students officially became the inaugural members of the college’s new clay target team at a signing event on Friday, Sept. 1. The event was held at the Effingham Sportsman’s Club, where the team will compete this upcoming season. The following students signed at the event and will form the 2023-2024 Lake Land Clay Target team: NameHometownClassMorgan BuersterNewtonFreshmanEthan HeuermanDieterichFreshmanLucas RuhollTeutopolisFreshmanMitch HallerTeutopolisSophomoreLucas RomackNeogaSophomoreMacie WiechmannTeutopolisSophomore Lake Land trustees approved the team last month The Lake Land Board of […]

todaySeptember 9, 2023 112

Illinois electric vehicles

Business News

Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois

MANTENO (Capitol News Illinois) -- A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotion, a Chinese battery manufacturing and development company, announced on Friday that it will build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Manteno, about 50 miles south of Chicago. The roughly $2 billion project is set to create 2,600 jobs and begin production in 2024. The plant […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023 140

County Market Hy-Vee

Business News

Jacksonville County Market bought by Hy-Vee

JACKSONVILLE -- Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee is coming to Jacksonville as the County Market store on West Morton Ave. was sold Thursday. It was confirmed via multiple sources, including WLDS, of the store's sale. The sale was later revealed to current County Market employees. "This time the rumor is true," Tina Potthoff, senior vice president of communications for Hy-Vee. "We are very excited to come to Jacksonville and be a part of the community." Potthoff declined to provide specific details […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023 241

Illinois Litchfield

Illinois

Workforce training center opens in Litchfield

LITCHFIELD (The Center Square) – The new South Central Illinois Regional Workforce Training and Innovation Center in Litchfield is open, thanks to $8.6 million in funding from tax and fee increases. State and local officials cut the ribbon on the training facility this week to serve Montgomery and Macoupin counties. Litchfield Mayor Steve Daugherty said the new facility will be instrumental in training the next generation of workers. State and local officials cut the ribbon on the South Central Illinois […]

todaySeptember 4, 2023 2131

LLCC Lincoln Land Community College engineer

Capital Area Region

LLCC to host honey harvest demonstration Sept. 12

SPRINGFIELD — Dave Cox, Lincoln Land Community College professor of biology, and members of the Prairie State and Lincoln Land Beekeepers Associations will demonstrate the process of honey extraction from beehives at the LLCC West Lake Nature Grove, 2321 West Lake Shore Drive, Springfield, on Sept. 12, 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. The process will begin with honey super removal from the apiary at the LLCC West Lake Nature Grove. Participants are encouraged to […]

todaySeptember 3, 2023 98

Illinois

Illinois

New Illinois casino resort opens up downstate

CARTERVILLE (The Center Square) – The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort, which brings hundreds of rooms, gambling, and restaurants to the downstate area, is now open in Carterville.  Walker's Bluff was granted a gaming license in 2021, leading to a nearly $160 million construction project to bring entertainment and jobs to the southern part of the state. Casino owner Cynde Bunch discussed the state's progress on opening the casino ahead of schedule. "Twenty months ago, I said at the groundbreaking that […]

todaySeptember 3, 2023 132

Illinois Robert Hodson

Illinois

Former Illinois Capitol Police officer going to jail

TAYLORVILLE -- A former Illinois Capitol Police investigator involved in an April 2021 car wreck will be spending 18 years behind bars. Robert Hodson, 48, of Taylorville was involved in an accident in Christian County resulting in the deaths of two fellow Taylorville residents. The accident occurred along Illinois Route 48 near East 1550 North Road between Taylorville and Stonington Hodson pled guilty to a single charge of driving under the influence of alcohol in May. Hodson was initially facing […]

todayAugust 26, 2023 1941

Illinois broadband

Illinois

$30 million headed to southern Illinois for rural broadband

SPRINGFIELD (FarmWeekNow) -- At least 121 farms, 145 businesses, 10 educational facilities and nearly 5,000 people across rural areas of three southern Illinois counties will soon have access to high-speed internet under nearly $30 million in federal grants awarded Aug. 21. The funding, allocated through the fourth round of USDA Rural Development’s ReConnect Program, is part of a larger $667 million in grants and loans for 37 projects in 22 states. Illinois’ share, which totals $28.669 million, will be split […]

todayAugust 22, 2023 1221

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