Dean’s/President’s List The following students achieved placement on the Dean’s List at Belmont University in Nashville, for the spring semester. Congratulations to Rocco Greco, Grant Brown, George Graefen, and Faith Lynn, all of New Lenox. Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students named to the winter President’s List: Tyler Grauer and Luke Siepak, both […]
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Marie Moore Receives 2023 – ’24 Fulbright Program Award
The Fulbright Program has selected 13 University of Alabama students for various awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. Marie Moore, of New Lenox, is a 2023 Honors College summa cum laude graduate in secondary education and Spanish. She was a member of Mortar Board and the Carl A. Elliott Society. Moore was selected to teach […]
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Ben Dorn Receives Emerging Leader Award
Monmouth College celebrated the contributions of its outstanding student leaders, faculty, and staff members at this year’s Highlander Awards ceremony, held April 19, in Mellinger Commons in the Center for Science and Business. New Lenox resident Ben Dorn, Class of ’24, received the Emerging Leader Award, which recognizes a student who has demonstrated significant potential […]
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Crete Resident Receives All-NACC Honorable Mention
The Rockford University baseball team had a trio of players recognized by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference when it released its 2023 postseason awards recently. Junior pitcher Jared Herzog, of Ottawa, was named Second Team All-NACC, while outfielder Joseph Stagowski, from Schaumburg, and pitcher Kent Evans Jr., of Crete, were selected NACC Honorable Mention. Rockford […]
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Leatherneck Athletics Moving to OVC for All Sports
Western Illinois University Director of Athletics Paul A. Bubb announced the Leathernecks are becoming the newest members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for all the university’s Division I Athletics programs. The agreement between the University and the OVC was signed by WIU President Guiyou Huang on May 12. “This is going to be an […]
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USF’s Caritas Raises $235,000+ for Student Scholarships
After two years of virtual events, the University of St. Francis (USF) hosted its 66th annual Caritas Scholarship Celebration in the Pat Sullivan Recreation Center on its main campus in Joliet on Saturday, April 15. The event raised more than $235,000 (and close to almost $3 million in the past 10 years of the event) […]
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Diesel Technology Program Begins at KCC this Summer
A new Diesel Technology Training Program at Kankakee Community College will accept students, beginning this summer. “There are many diesel repair facilities in the area that are always looking for qualified diesel technicians,” said Paul Carlson, dean of the Business, Technology and Human Services Division at KCC. Students will be able to complete six diesel […]
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College News
Nicole Miller, of Monee and former graduate of Peotone High School, graduated from Western Michigan University, BBA Magna Cum Laude, in Advertising and Promotion, Leadership and Business Strategy, while achieving the Dean’s List every semester. York University in Nebraska announced Lia Krohe, of New Lenox, has been named to the spring Dean’s List. Bethany Charleston, […]
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Farm Bureau Foundation Selects Scholarship Recipients
In the Kankakee County Farm Bureau Foundation’s 19th year of offering educational scholarships, a record number of 13 recipients have been named. To date, $155,800 in scholarships has been awarded to Kankakee County students furthering their agricultural education. Due to continued generous financial support from the community, all 2023 high school senior, Kevin Yohnka Memorial […]
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IPPA Announces Scholarship Winners
Each year, the Illinois Pork Producers Association offers scholarships to students interested in the pork industry, who are pursuing a higher education degree at a two- or four-year institution. Recipients are selected based on activities, IPPA involvement, and an essay outlining the ways to recruit new hires to the pork industry, focusing on high school […]