4H Federation Members Kaitlyn Starr, and Laney Pfeiferling with what you can expect at the 4h Hancock  Fair July 7-10

 

MEMORIAL MEDSPA CELEBRATES CONFIDENCE HOUR SUCCESS AND

LAUNCHES NEW LUXURY FACIAL LINE

Carthage, IL – Memorial MedSpa is thrilled to announce the success of its Confidence Hour beauty  and wellness event, held at Memorial Hospital on June 19. The event brought together community members for an empowering evening centered around skincare, self-care, and personal transformation—celebrating beauty, inner confidence, and authentic radiance.
Guests were treated to exclusive on-site services & treatments, giveaways, and a first look at the MedSpa’s newest service line: luxury facials. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn from Memorial MedSpa’s expert team about the latest trends in aesthetic and regenerative medicine.
"We designed Confidence Hour to do more than showcase services—we wanted our community to experience a space where they could feel strong, brave, and authentically beautiful," said Valerie Bostic, Director of Memorial MedSpa.
On the heels of this momentum, Memorial MedSpa is proud to launch its newest offering:
Luxury Facials. Now available, this premier line of skin treatments offers clients a truly
indulgent experience, blending advanced skincare technology with customized, relaxing
treatments. These facials are designed to nourish, tighten, and rejuvenate skin—delivering visible glow and lasting results.
From hydration and anti-aging to deep pore cleansing and collagen stimulation, Memorial
MedSpa’s luxury facials elevate skincare. Whether you're preparing for a big event or simply
seeking radiant renewal, these facials are tailored to enhance your true glow. To learn more
about Memorial MedSpa’s newest service line, visit memorialmedspa.com or call 217-357-6560.

FOCUS FITNESS LAUNCHES INDOOR PICKLEBALL

Carthage, IL – Memorial Hospital FOCUS Fitness is excited to announce the addition of indoor pickleball to its lineup of health and wellness offerings!
Pickleball sessions are available by reservation only with a link that can be found on the FOCUS Fitness webpage. They are offering one-hour time slots on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Holidays will be excluded.
FOCUS Fitness provides all the necessary equipment, so there’s no need to bring your own gear.
Session Rates:
? Members: $5 per session
? Non-Members: $15 per session
Pricing is per court, not per person.
Payment is due at the time of service and can be made conveniently at the FOCUS Fitness front desk, and is available to those ages 14 and up. Space is limited so reserve your court today and join the fun!
For more information or to make a reservation, visit mhtlc.org/services/focus-fitness/.
About FOCUS Fitness FOCUS Fitness is Memorial Hospital’s fitness center. Open 24/7, it offers a welcoming environment for individuals and groups to improve physical and mental well-being. Members can access a wide array of equipment and classes, making it the perfect venue to achieve your fitness goals.

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Link to register: https://form.jotform.com/251554801797061

Free outdoor concert July 1 by Sandburg community band

GALESBURG — Celebrate the spirit of our nation with a free outdoor patriotic concert by the Sandburg community band at 7 p.m. July 1 on the college’s Galesburg campus.

 

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a music-filled summer evening along the lake outside Building E. Patrons are welcome to bring their own food and (non-alcoholic) drinks. Members of the Sandburg Art Club will be on hand to provide free face painting. In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place in the theater (F118).

 

In its first year, the Sandburg community band is an opportunity for area musicians of all ages and instruments — whether they play every day or haven’t played in years — to have fun making music together. If you’re interested in joining, complete an interest form at sandburg.edu/communityband.

 

For more information about the band or concert, contact Michael Patilla at 309.341.5234 or mpatilla@sandburg.edu.

Golden Point Church in Hamilton  - EAT OUT TO REACH  OUT is the name if this years Ice Cream Social with a NEW Date June 28- Susan Starr has all the information on the Ice Cream Social that still hand cranks  over 150 gallons of ice cream.     Serving starts at 5:30 pm on June 28th  with 6 flavors- Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry,Peach, Caramel  and Pineapple.   Come for the people and stay for the ie cream!!!!

 

 Colleen Wildrick talks about  Coffee with the Kiwanis on July 12th 7 am to 9 am come meet the Kiwanis Club and find out more information on how YOU can help out the community!

FOCUS FITNESS LAUNCHES INTRODUCTORY STRENGTH TRAINING FOR ALL

FITNESS LEVELS

Carthage, IL – FOCUS Fitness proudly announces the launch of its Beginners Resistance
Training Program, a comprehensive class designed to help individuals confidently begin their
strength training journey.
Developed by certified personal trainer Patrick Baum, this program provides a structured and
supportive introduction to resistance training—ideal for those new to exercise or returning after a
break. The program combines easy-to-follow workouts with practical tips to build foundational
strength, improve mobility, and enhance overall well-being.
“We created this program to remove the intimidation factor from strength training,” said Baum.
“Our goal is to make fitness approachable and sustainable for everyone—especially those just
starting out.”
About the Program
? Dates: 7/14 - 8/18 | 6 weeks long
? Times: M/W/F | 11 AM - 12 PM
? Cost: $180 for Members (Only $10 per class) | $220 for Non-Members (Only $12 per
class)
? Location: FOCUS Fitness, 103 Randolph Street, Carthage, IL 62321
? Class size: Limited to 6 people—Group atmosphere with individualized attention!
For more information or to enroll, visit https://www.mhtlc.org/services/focus-fitness/.
About FOCUS Fitness
FOCUS Fitness is Memorial Hospital’s fitness center. Open 24/7, it offers a welcoming
environment for individuals and groups to improve physical and mental well-being. Members
can access a wide array of equipment and classes, making it the perfect venue to achieve your
fitness goals.

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Sandburg announces 2025 spring semester graduates

 Sandburg has announced the names of students who completed graduation requirements and graduated from the college at the end of the 2025 spring semester.

 

ASSOCIATE DEGREES

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS

Abingdon — Victoria Brown, Adriahna Dejaynes, Emma Larkin, Bailey Ryan, Michaela Simmert

Alexis — Caden Murray, Andrew Olson

Altona — Kate Morales

Bourbonnais — Ashley Cruz Lopez

Bushnell — Audrey Hood, Erin Jackson

Cameron — Chase Bryant

Carthage — Diego Melendez, Olivia Rouggly, Jacob Zanolla

Downers Grove — Mia Sturm

East Galesburg — Kendra Rogers

Eureka — Tyler Heffren

Fort Madison, Iowa — Mary Hellige

Galesburg — Kayleigh Bertram, Collines Chelak, Jacob Ettinger, Dulce Felix-Lopez, Felipe Garcia, Brittany German, Caroline Gonzalez, Cecelya Haas, Jacob Hutchings, Tanner Karns, Caroline Lutz, Stephane Massamba, Alyssa Mixon, Yolanda Nanez, Garrett Nichols, Brittney Niles, Joshua Perkins, Madison Potaczek, Zoe Rains, Davon Reddick, Britney Schmidt, Lorenzo Schons, Lauren Talbott, Allison Whitcomb, Kaidence Wilson

Kissimmee, Fla. — Joel Medina

Knoxville — Taylor Haga, Elliot Lewis

Little York — Isabella Colbrese

Macomb — Grace Vyhnanek

Madrid, Spain — Mario Munoz

Maquon — Jenna Clark

Milan — Niklaus Janssen

Minier — Alexis Brammeier

Moline — Joshua Morales

Monmouth — Justin Brooks, Gracie Cuni, Sierra Davis, Lucas McVey, McKenzie Nickerson, Dominick Reading, Laurie Reith, Ashlyn Trulson, Hialeah Urbina, Kailey Villanueva

Nauvoo — Landon Gallaher, Addison Markey

Neelyville, Mo. — Delayni Dobbins

New Windsor — Megan Jones

Oberlin, Kan. — Gabrielle Vontz

Oneida — Briana Chavez, Gavin Gerard, Wesley Spilman

Oregon — Ava Hackman

Recife, Brazil — Lucas Maranhao

Sutter — Kiera Moore

Victoria — Daniel Dickerson

Warsaw — Oriana Casey

Washington — Lucas Price

Wataga — Esther Gibb, Jacob McGarry

Williamsfield — Haven Manning

 

ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS IN ART

Galesburg — Miah Johnson

 

ASSOCIATE IN GENERAL STUDIES

Aledo — Ava Ruggles

Alexis — Anastasia LeGate

Altona — Ellynah Olson

Avon — Reece Stenger

Bushnell — Erin Jackson

Galesburg — Lanette Cravotta, Brooke Duarte, Dulce Felix-Lopez, Trelee Galloway, Brittany German, Caroline Gonzalez, Damaris Kimaiyo, Faith Kiprop, Jolinda Mangieri, Paelynne Miller, Yolanda Nanez, Brittney Niles, Davon Reddick, Kailyn Shepherd, Lauren Talbott, Allison Whitcomb, Sharon Yego

Knoxville — Taylor Haga, Mika Osborne, Tiffany Richmond

London Mills — Brandi Vance

Minier — Alexis Brammeier

Monmouth — Lindsey Bismark, Gracie Cuni, Alexandra Hofmann, McKenzie Nickerson, Dominick Reading, Abel Wilson

Neelyville, Mo. — Delayni Dobbins

Oregon — Ava Hackman

Pekin — Joie Brokaw

Rock Island — Myah Awalt

Victoria — Daniel Dickerson

Viola — Jade Mathis

 

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE

Alexis — Addison Olmsted, Bella Ponce-Voss

Alpha — Larry Kamara

Avon — Emma Rauschert

Carthage — Miranda Klingler

Dahinda — Jacinta Williams

Davenport, Fla. — Derek Cintron

Davenport, Iowa — Olivia Falborg

Galesburg — Bailey Adams, James Banks, Kyle Bundza, Felipe Dos Santos, Rylee Harris, Alyssa Mixon

Kirkwood — Zair Ruiz Velazquez

London Mills — Brandi Vance

Monmouth — Aiden Godina

Nauvoo — Addison Markey

Norris — Attison Saylor

Rio — Bailey Hedrick

Victoria — Elliott Watts

 

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE

Business Administration

Alexis — Tammy Davis

 

Criminal Justice

Knoxville — Colton Harlan

 

Dental Hygiene

Basco — Alisza Lemaire

Bettendorf, Iowa — Hannah Galbraith

Burlington, Iowa — Lydia Allen-Barnes, Madelyn Stutsman

Camanche, Iowa — Erin Short

Cameron — Michelle Hernandez

Carthage — Paige Gutting

Clinton, Iowa — Grace Dehner

Coal Valley — Danielle Zayas

Dallas City — Katelyn Kaminski

Davenport, Iowa — Jordan Burch, Avery Hasselroth, Xenazjha Stevens-Hicks

East Moline — Kristine Sersig

Epworth, Iowa — Erica Wilson

Farley, Iowa — Karlie Fagan

Fulton — Ethan Rash

Galesburg — Candance Reed

Galva — Brayden Collins

Hamilton — Olivia Bell

Milan — Sarina Miller

Moline — Jazmin Rodriguez

Peoria — Rameen Naroo

Quincy — Elianna Johnson

Riverdale, Iowa — Avery Welvaert

Rock Island — Lauren Dortch -Swift

Savanna — Kyla Kampas

Seaton — Emma Unsworth

Table Grove — Alaina Hayes

 

Medical Office Professional

Galesburg — Madison Aldridge

 

Nursing

Abingdon — Nikala Timmons

Altona — April Montesinos

Camanche, Iowa — Maci Sloane

Canton — Tara Johnson, Morgan Rupert

East Galesburg — Betsy Zuidema

East Peoria — Jennifer Youngblom

Galesburg — Jessica Alvarado, Emily Bailey, Haley Brooks, Nicole Hans, Karen Harlan, Jennifer Harrison, Kathryne Herslow, Babra Jepkirui, Brian Kipchemis, Emmanuel Kiprop, Isabel Perez, Melissa Sparks, Erika Wignall, Mary Williams, Kimberly Wright

Henderson — Tiffany McGraw

Keithsburg — Abbie Yeater

Kewanee — Azucena Zepeda

Knoxville — Katelynne Myers

Monmouth — Alexandria Grawey, Diamonique Hayburn, Melissa Ricca

Rock Island — Rachel Christensen, Emily Lawson

Roseville — Demi Welsh

 

Radiologic Technology

Bradford — Samantha Dewolfe

Galesburg — Kaci Bryant, Madelyn Burford, Taylor Deroo, Alexandra Runbom, Erica Williams

Jacksonville, Fla. — Courtney Cecil

Kewanee — Savannah Evans, Heather Hoadley

Macomb — Emily Livermore

Toulon — Chandler Colgan

 

Welding

Galesburg — Navin Davis

Monmouth — Ryan Leary, Tanner Sage, Aiden Wells

 

CERTIFICATES

Advanced Welding

Galesburg — Kade Friend, Steven German

Monmouth — Rafael Francisco, Coraima Izquierdo

 

Automotive Technology

Camanche, Iowa — Demarion Honaker

Galesburg — Ryan Nelson

Monmouth — Luis Jurado, Garrett Rogers

Oquawka — Zander Hager

 

Basic Welding

Monmouth — Rafael Francisco

 

Computer Numerical Control Operator

Galesburg — Riley Tuthill

 

Computer Support

Aledo — Tyler McVay

 

Computer Technician

Galesburg — John Martinez, Tyler Sutton

Monmouth — Denver Strange

Roseville — Shawn Greathouse

 

Criminal Justice

Galesburg — Colten Myers

 

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Galesburg — Kirsten Chapman

 

Medical Office Assistant

Galesburg — Madison Aldridge

New Windsor — Caitlin Crockett

Dr.  Jodi Pospeschil the Executive Director of the Carthage Sandburg  College  Campus Announces the Community Health Worker   (CHW) Coming this Fall 2025 AThis is NO COST TO STUDENTS for the Fall 2025 Cohort

 

Rachel Kerns from MTC Communications- Exciting builds with the reconnect grant in the Western Part of Hancock County. New ProtectIQ  and ExperienceIQ protect all your devices and your identity 

 

Richlyn Hoener and Sarah Riggins   gives up an update on  the Hancock County Farm Bureau for June 2025

 

Brooklyn Beagles and Neally Shoop with Fortress Bank  Invite the Public to the 2nd Annual Community Commerce Day June 13th

 

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HANCOCK COUNTY SENIOR & CHILDCARE

SERVICES CELEBRATE HEALTHCARE WEEK

Carthage, IL – Memorial Hospital and Hancock County Senior &  Childcare Services proudly celebrated Healthcare Week from May 11th – 17th with engaging, educational, and uplifting activities designed to honor the incredible dedication of its healthcare professionals.
Throughout the week, employees participated in various celebrations and opportunities.
Festivities included a free commemorative t-shirt for all team members and a historical trivia challen ge in which those who participated had the chance to win a 40” smart TV, Apple AirPods, and more, which were generously donated by Concord Medical Group. A campus-wide appreciation lunch was also served to all employees.
Midweek, staff had the opportunity to attend a special Lunch & Learn titled “The Most
Important Thing You Can Do for Your Mental Health Today.” This session focused on practical strategies for promoting emotional well-being and self-care to those who attended.
Memorial Hospital encourages the community to take a moment to recognize and thank their local healthcare workers for their resilience, compassion, and unwavering dedication to care. To learn more about Memorial Hospital and its commitment to excellence, visit www.mhtlc.org.

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CLINIC MOBILE TO HOST OPEN HOUSE JUNE 24

Carthage, IL –Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile is pleased to invite the community to an open house event on Tuesday, June 24, from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Memorial Medical Clinic Broadway located at 951 Broadway Street in Hamilton.
This come-and-go event will provide a firsthand look at Memorial’s mobile healthcare unit,
which exemplifies the hospital’s commitment to expanding access and serving rural
communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the clinic, meet the care team, and learn more about the services offered through this innovative model.
As a licensed rural health clinic, Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile is currently focused on
providing essential behavioral health counseling services. By traveling directly to schools across Hancock County during the school year, the unit ensures that students receive accessible, timely support for their mental and emotional well-being—right where they are.
Developed through extensive research, Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile introduces a unique
program unlike any other in the region. To learn more, visit MHTLC.ORG.

Carthage Public Library   Amy Gee and DeAnne Dawdy with June  updates including how the  new library build is progressing 

 

SPRINGFIELD – Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses.

The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion in new taxes and revenue changes.

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Democrats said it was the best budget they could manage in a difficult year. To address potential uncertainties stemming from federal policy changes, they gave the governor authority over a new $100 million “emergency” fund. And they frequently lobbed criticisms at President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.

“I am very pleased to be able to present a balanced budget crafted to be fiscally and socially responsible, because we see the decisions made in Washington right now are neither,” House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston said. “Erratic leadership in Washington has affected our economic outlook, our revenue projections, and even threatened federal funding for our most crucial services.”

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The GOP also took issue with the tax increases, although the measure did not raise or create new sales, income or service taxes.

Instead, the measures expand state taxes on foreign and out-of-state income for businesses, raise tax rates on tobacco, vapes and sports gambling, and sweep fund balances from several lesser-known and utilized state funds.

The spending measure, Senate Bill 2510, passed the House 75-41 just before 10 p.m. The Senate followed around 11:30 p.m. with a 34-23 vote. The revenue and tax changes, House Bill 2755, and the budget implementation bill, House Bill 1075, both passed with relative ease before the constitution’s midnight deadline and only Democratic votes as well. Gov. JB Pritzker issued a statement saying he would sign it.

Another spate of tax increases included in a transit governance overhaul bill surfaced late but sputtered. The failed measure would have added a $1.50 fee on food and package deliveries and taxed electric vehicle charging statewide among other changes. Talks on that bill could resume later this year.

New taxes on vaping, gaming, deliveries

The revenue bill creates a tax of 25 cents per wager for a sports betting licensee’s first 20,000 wagers accepted, and 50 cents per wager after that.

Consumers will also see new taxes on tobacco products. The tax rate will rise to 45% from 36%. Vape products and nicotine pouches would also now be included under the tax.

The revenue plan amends state law to tax sales from all businesses that transact in the state, rather than only businesses with a physical presence in Illinois. The plan also eliminates a “safe harbor” exemption for businesses that move money outside the state.

Businesses that move profits to other countries would also be subject to the state’s corporate income tax. The federal government currently taxes half of income moved offshore and Illinois would tax the other half under the revenue plan.

Businesses outside Illinois that sell $100,000 or more to people in the state must also collect Illinois sales taxes even if the business doesn’t have a physical location in Illinois. This would apply to businesses like Amazon.

“I will not support this betrayal of hard-working Illinoisans,” Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, said. “And if you care about the people who sent you here, if you truly represent them, you’ll vote no too. Enough is enough. It’s time for this body to stand with taxpayers, not stand up against them.”

Another source of new revenue is a delinquent tax payment incentive program designed to help the state recuperate overdue tax payments. It will generate $228 million, Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, said.

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The state would also pause the final transfer of motor fuel sales tax revenue to the road fund in order to free up $171 million, according to the governor’s office’s estimate.

A separate bill designed to lower prescription drug prices calls for levying a fee on pharmacy benefit managers based on the number of patients they insure. Money from that fee would go into a fund for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to award up to $25 million a year in grants to independent pharmacies and pharmacies located in rural counties. The remaining money would go to the state’s general revenue fund.

The measure also extends the state’s Hotel Operators’ Occupation Tax to short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo.

Immigrant health cuts

A controversial program that provides health insurance to more than 30,000 noncitizens between ages 42 and 64 will be cut in FY26. The program’s elimination saves the state $330 million, but a $110 million program for seniors will remain in place.

Together, the two programs have cost the state at least $1.6 billion, according to an audit released in February, far exceeding budgeted costs for the program.

“We had to make some tough decisions here. That program grew at greater rates, financially, than we thought it would, and we had to make some hard decisions,” Gabel said.

Federally Qualified Health Centers are set to receive $40 million in the budget. The centers provide health services to low-income and uninsured people. Democrats touted that increase to provide care for immigrants who would have qualified for the health care program.

Illinois still risks losing some Medicaid funding under a proposal in Congress that threatens to slash reimbursements for states that provide health insurance to people illegally in the United States. But Gabel noted it’s possible those reductions won’t take place until 2027.

The budget also increases funding for safety-net hospitals with federal Medicaid funding cuts possible. 

Education spending

The state’s evidence-based funding model for K-12 schools calls for $350 million in additional funding each year, with a portion of that going to a property tax relief fund and the rest directly to schools. The proposed budget fully funds the K-12 education portion at $307 million but does not add $43 million in property tax relief funds, according to Democratic leaders.

Funding for the Illinois Community College Board would also decrease by $24 million, mostly because lawmakers reduced spending on a workforce development grant that Democrat leaders said was not being fully utilized.

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Funding for state universities  would only increase by 1%. Pritzker proposed a 3% increase for higher education even as most other areas of his budget would’ve increased by 1%. Senate Democrats’ budget leader Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, said the budget allows for an additional 2% increase in FY26 if the federal government eliminates substantial funding.

Pensions

Despite more than a year of discussions, Illinois lawmakers did not tackle pension reform this spring. Illinois’ Tier 2 pension system is likely out of compliance with Social Security’s “safe harbor” law that requires pension benefits to be at least equal to Social Security.

Part of the budget package created a new Tier 2 reserve fund that can be accessed if there are violations of the “safe harbor” law. Lawmakers appropriated $75 million for the fund this year, in line with Pritzker’s proposal.

‘Emergency’ fund, raises, more

The FY26 budget would suspend the monthly transfer to the “rainy day” fund for one year, freeing up $45 million for general fund use. Pritzker has taken pride in the fund’s increases in recent years, as it’s grown to a balance of $2.3 billion, up from less than $60,000 when Pritzker took office. The fund is still estimated to grow by $161 million from interest income in FY26.

The budget package also establishes a new $100 million fund that the governor can tap into “in the event of unanticipated delays in or failures of revenues.” The measure, an apparent nod to the uncertainty of federal funding amid ongoing congressional budget negotiations, will come from money swept from other funds.

“That will allow us to respond to actions by the federal government and challenges that present themselves and costs that have been diverted from the federal government to the state government,” Sims said in a committee hearing.

The attorney general’s office would get $116 million from the general fund. Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked lawmakers to boost funding for his office as he engages in a growing number of lawsuits against the Trump administration. Raoul was hoping to receive $120 million in funding.

Direct service providers are in line for an 80-cent per hour wage increase, but Republicans said calling it a funding increase is “sleight of hand,” because the measure would also reduce work hours for DSPs by the hundreds of thousands. That makes the increase negligible, Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, said in committee.

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“It’s not a great budget, but it is a good budget and it is the budget we need for this very difficult moment,” Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, said.

Lawmakers will see their salaries rise as part of the budget, going to a $98,304 base salary from roughly $92,000. That’s an annualized rate of increase that is set by law.

“You raised our pay, you gave yourselves hundreds of millions of dollars of our taxpayers funds to spend on your pet projects,” Rep. Amy Elik, R-Godfrey, said. “So I simply don’t believe you anymore that you ever intended to be fiscally careful.”

No Bears stadium funding

Lawmakers did not appropriate funding for the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium. But NASCAR would be the recipient of a $5 million grant ahead of the sport’s third downtown Chicago race in July, and the PGA Tour would receive a $1 million grant as part of hosting the 2026 President’s Cup in DuPage County. Those were two economic development measures criticized by Republicans during the Senate committee hearing.

The budget also contains $200 million to prepare unused state properties to be repurposed for development, Sims said. Lawmakers approved another $300 million that Pritzker had sought in spending aimed at offloading surplus property.

Gabel said the state’s employee management department has negotiated more than $100 million in health care cost savings as well.

Any remaining federal pandemic relief funding would also be sent to recipients that have not received payments in previous years before the funding expires in 2026.

 

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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CLINICS OFFER 2025 WALK-IN SPORTS PHYSICALS TO

SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOLS

Carthage, IL – Memorial Medical Clinics will host a series of walk-in sports physical clinics
throughout the summer to help student-athletes prepare for the upcoming school year. Physicals are available for just $10, and all proceeds will be donated back to the athletic department of the student’s school.
These walk-in clinics are designed to provide a convenient, low-cost solution for families while giving back to area schools.
Dates and Locations:
? June 10: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Broadway Clinic – 951 Broadway Street, Hamilton
? June 11: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Bowen Clinic – 209 E. 5th Street, Bowen
? July 9: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | LaHarpe Clinic – 501 E. Main Street, LaHarpe
? July 15: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Carthage Clinic – 1450 N. Co. Road 2050, Carthage
? July 22: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Colchester Clinic – 110 Market Street, Colchester
? July 23: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Carthage Clinic – 1450 N. Co. Road 2050, Carthage
? August 14: 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Nauvoo Clinic – 1370 Mulholland Street, Nauvoo
No appointment is necessary, and students are encouraged to bring any required forms from their schools. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 years of age.
“We are proud to offer this service again in 2025,” said Deana Ferrill, Director of Patient
Experience.“It’s a great way to keep our student-athletes healthy and ensure they are ready for their sports seasons, all while giving back to their schools.”
For more information, visit WWW.MHTLC.ORG or call Ferrill at 217-357-6809.

Pictured: Presenting a Sports Physicals check to Hamilton High School in 2024. Left to right:
Tasha Koehler, Clinic Nursing Director at Memorial Medical Clinics; Haleigh Hempen-Bell,
Athletic Director at Hamilton High School; Dr. Kolleen Burnett, Memorial Medical Clinic

Broadway.

 

Sandburg releases 2025 spring semester dean’s, honors lists

Sandburg has released the names of students who qualified for the dean’s list and honors list for the 2025 spring semester.

 

To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). To qualify for the honors list, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a grade point average of 3.0-3.49.

 

The college also makes dean’s and honors list designations for students who were enrolled part-time during the semester (less than 12 credit hours) and have completed a total of at least 12 credit hours overall.

 

DEAN’S LIST

Abingdon — Victoria Brown, Lily Cox, Dawson Fenton, Colin Littell, Rory Long, Bailey Ryan, Lilyana Terwilliger

Alexis — Tiffany Hare, Abigail Hinkle, Hannah Lair, Anastasia LeGate, Shawn Tracy

Alpha — Larry Kamara

Altona — Nathan Budde, April Montesinos

Andover — Andrea Hardesty

Avon — Charly Cox, Teagan Hunter

Basco — Jordyn Climer, Lakinn Larson, Alisza Lemaire, Paxton Morehouse

Bettendorf, Iowa — Hannah Galbraith

Blandinsville — Kameron Gregoire

Bowen — Kristen Brown

Burlington, Iowa — Lydia Allen-Barnes, Madelyn Stutsman

Burnside — Kirra Davis

Bushnell — Erin Jackson

Camanche, Iowa — Erin Short

Cambridge — Elizabeth Goepper, Skye Greene

Cameron — Chase Bryant, Michelle Hernandez

Canton — Kylie Fahnestock

Carthage — Piper Caldwell, Paige Gutting, Jacob Zanolla, Jonah Zanolla

Clinton, Iowa — Grace Dehner

Coal Valley — Danielle Zayas

Dahinda — Ella Rigg, Owen Rigg, Jacinta Williams

Dallas City — Katelyn Kaminski

Davenport, Iowa — Jordan Burch, Avery Hasselroth, Xenazjha Stevens-Hicks

Downers Grove — Mia Sturm

East Moline — Kristine Sersig

Economy, Ind. — Hannah Pyle

Edwards — Connor Johnson

Epworth, Iowa — Erica Wilson

Eureka — Tyler Heffren

Farley, Iowa — Karlie Fagan

Fort Madison, Iowa — Mary Hellige

Fulton — Ethan Rash

Galesburg — Colton Allen, Jonah Asiegbu, James Banks, Elizabeth Beaver, Chris Blanco, Amy Cauthon, Cyrille Cheruiyot, Breanna Conger, Ashley Cruz Lopez, Taylor Deroo, Alexander Dismang, Felipe Dos Santos, Brooke Duarte, Julia Evans, Dulce Felix-Lopez, Felipe Garcia, Madison Gummerson, Olivia Hillhouse, Jacqueline Holmes, Kenneth Hoosen, Ascar Jepchirchir, Miah Johnson, Qetsia Kamdem Houeguo, Finley Kane, Tanner Karns, Gabriel Kidder, Damaris Kimaiyo, Titus Kimutai, Emmanuel Kiprop, Antonia Kisler, Emily Klossing, Linda Koech, Mia Lujan, Caroline Lutz, Jaime Martin Caballero, Abbott Matthews, Nana Mbumba, Victoria McDorman, Keri McKay, Connor McLauchlan, Anna Miller, Kaylynn Nelson, Caio Oliveira, Brianna Organista, Bryce Orwig, Josie Parish, Joshua Perkins, Kaden Pickard, Madison Potaczek, Zoe Rains, Candance Reed, Mia Rivera, Enrico Augusto Rola, Diego Santos Branco Martinez, Felipe Santos Novaes, Britney Schmidt, Lorenzo Schons, Brooke Shafer, Kailyn Shepherd, Sariah Simmons, Emiliano Sosa, Tyler Sutton, Payton Taylor, Austin Ullrich, Ava Wallace, Olivia Wilder, Krayson Wooldridge, Hayle Woolsey, Sharon Yego

Galva — Brayden Collins, Jennaca Serres

Gerlaw — Lillian Cozadd

Gilson — Nicholas McDaneld

Glasford — Maggie Grebner

Hamilton — Olivia Bell

Henderson — Kara West

Hixson, Tenn. — Haven Powell

Jacksonville, Fla. — Courtney Cecil

Kewanee — Colin Hornback, Cruz Paredes

Knoxville — Emily Conlee, Taylor Haga, Lina Irizarry, Pia Irizarry, Cassie James, Elliot Lewis

Louisville, Miss. — Tyriunna Steele

Macomb — Taylor Adair, Taylor Wagner

Madrid, Spain — Mario Munoz

Maquon — Jenna Clark

Mason City — Lucas Power

Metamora — Ethan Krei

Milan — Sarina Miller

Minier — Alexis Brammeier

Moline — Annika Garmon, Joshua Morales

Monmouth — Ayden Almaguer, Pablo Arce, Francisco Arteaga, Jacqualin Arteaga, Mary Bennett, Justin Brooks, Sarah Dillard, Jenna Frieden, Aiden Godina, Lindsey Hull, Keira Laws, Brandon Martinez, Lucas McVey, Luke Mettler, Melissa Ricca, Sarah Scott, Lexie Stewart, Denver Strange, Petronila Tomas Francisco, Ashlyn Trulson, Hialeah Urbina, Leah Wilson, Azenet Zartuche

Morrison — Jerrica Bormann

Nashville — Nevaeh San Nicolas

Nauvoo — Katherine Allen, Lillie Sumner

Norris — Attison Saylor

Oberlin, Kan. — Addison Mathews

Oneida — Gavin Gerard, Wesley Spilman

Oquawka — Kittner McVey

Orion — Andrew Meiresonne

Oswego — Abigail Doucet

Peoria — Rameen Naroo

Plymouth — Hailie Heaton

Quincy — Elianna Johnson

Rio — Bailey Hedrick, Tamra Lincoln

Rock Island — Lauren Dortch-Swift

Roseville — Katie Nobiling

San Antonio, Texas — Lillian Covarrubias

Savanna — Kyla Kampas

Seaton — Emma Unsworth

Smithshire — Ellison Johnson

Sutter — Kiera Moore

Table Grove — Luke Abernathy, Alaina Hayes

Toulon — Olivia Orwig

Victoria — Daniel Dickerson, Elliott Watts

Warsaw — Kaitlyn Short, Bryce Varner

Washington — Lucas Price

Wataga — Esther Gibb, Sydney Kuberski, Jacob McGarry, Hunter Tew

Williamsfield — Nicholas Little, Henry Powers, Nicala Yoho

 

HONORS LIST

Abingdon — Adriahna Dejaynes, Emma Larkin, Taylor Larson, Michaela Simmert

Ainsworth, Iowa — Holly Allen

Aledo — Paysley Carver

Alexis — Aayla Legate, Caden Murray, Addison Olmsted

Altona — Dylan Moore, Aidan Nolan

Avon — Isabelle Kemp

Batavia — Robert Merrill

Bettendorf, Iowa — Hannah Hunsaker

Burlington, Iowa — Bayley Gibbs, Hunter Shipley

Bushnell — Mary Jane Avery Ketterman

Carthage — Diego Melendez, Colby Robertson, Abigail Shaffer

Colchester — Sarah Vanbrooker

Dahinda — Oliver Anderson

Davenport, Iowa — Olivia Falborg

Donnellson, Iowa — Lainie Zachmeyer

East Peoria — Jace Wilkerson

El Paso — Brady Veselack

Elmwood — Kaitlyn Noll

Erie — Tucker Vandewostine

Galesburg — Bailey Adams, Cameron Aldrich, Madason Alvear, Adriana Branham, Collines Chelak, Sheila Cheruiyot, Madison Clark, Talen Davis, Sofia Dixon, Ian Dominique, Gaeben Frisque, Steven German, Heath Gibbons, Caroline Gonzalez, Crimson Harman, Rylee Harris, Vasik Kadri, Ethan Kantorowicz, Marrion Kemboi, Amos Kipkemoi, Faith Kiprop, Allan Kipruto, Valentin Kretschmer, Kaylee Krisher, Bishop Kyser, Draven Leady, Dayton Lundstrom, Dhane McCormick, Colten Myers, Kate Oelberg, Paris Owens, Rodrigo Perez, Devon Reed, Valerie Schnepf, Brooklyn Stanley, Jayme Stevenson, Janiya Tolliver, Kaidence Wilson, Hailey Woodring

Gary, Ind. — Rosalea Sopiarz

Geneseo — Morgann Steinert

Katy, Texas — Tiera Hall

Keokuk, Iowa — Robin Meyers

Kewanee — Paige Huffman

Kilbourne — Hunter Snyder

Kirkwood — Kaleb Carlson

Knoxville — Piper Lewis

London Mills — Kaitlyn Pasko, Carson Stuckel

Macomb — Makayla Cox

Moline — Jazmin Rodriguez

Monmouth — Nicolas Avendano, Devyn Deeter, Kiara Garcia Garro, Tanner Hinton, Coraima Izquierdo, Ava Laws, Ryan Leary, Benjamin McVey, Curstin Meehan, Yan Rivera Nunez, Garrett Rogers, Rhett Willett, Keegan Winking

Muscatine, Iowa — Naceka Barjibo

Nauvoo — Kaylee Blunier, Renee Blunier, Dallin Garfield, Autumn Hill, Noah Hutson, Gabrielle Jackson

Neelyville, Mo. — Delayni Dobbins

New Madrid, Mo. — Brady Swims

New Windsor — Megan Jones

Niota — Kennedy Harl

North Henderson — William Watkins

Oberlin, Kan. — Gabrielle Vontz

Pekin — Abigail Strode

Recife, Brazil — Lucas Maranhao

Rio — Charles Heinrich

Rock Island — Amber Brunat

Rockford — Samantha Johnson

Roseville — Rachael Garrett, Christina Hicks

St. Augustine — Sydni Teel

Silvis — Sebastian Vollmer

Sutter — Haley Evans, Haydn McMillen

Warsaw — Danielle Beeler

West Point, Iowa — Elizabeth Tippey

Williamsfield — Maggie Ehnle, Mirella Parente

 

DEAN’S LIST (PART-TIME)

Abingdon — Michelle Bleichner, Zoe Brooks-Smice, Casey Hodgeman, Brogan Owens, Nikala Timmons

Aledo — Jordan Bender, Tyler McVay

Alexis — Shelbie Lair, Benjamin LeGate

Altona — Jessica Kirby, Stephen Main, Ellynah Olson, Alexia Swanson

Augusta — Lori Hawkins

Avon — Emma Rauschert, Reece Stenger

Bartonville — Kirstin Stroud

Basco — Jadyn Climer, Courtney Lucie

Blandinsville — Skylar Hunt

Bloomington — Isabel Kersh

Burnside — Avery Hunter

Bushnell — Ross Stehl

Camanche, Iowa — Maci Sloane

Canton — Madyson Passmore, Morgan Rupert

Carthage — Aiden Annegers, Kennedy Artman, Anna Biery, Nicholas Bruns, Audra Carroll, Kate Desotel, Brennan Grotts, Madison Hall, Cassidy Henderson, Luke Jacob, Miranda Klingler, Elyse Moore, Carson Moore, Michelle Nicol, Reagan Reed, Kaila Rowland, David Steinkamp, Kayden Swisher, Gabriel Vargas, Abigail White

Colchester — Macy Branch, Jett Ferguson, Madelynn Sullivan

Dahinda — Elizabeth Aigner, Keagan Gerlach, Tenley Houzenga, McKenzie Jones, Karleigh Whiteside

Dallas City — Aaron Greenhalge, Natalie Wibbell

Davenport, Iowa — Cierra Moorman, Madison Barton

East Galesburg — Kendra Rogers, Betsy Zuidema

East Peoria — Jennifer Youngblom

Elmwood — Sosie Blue Binder

Farmington — Sterling Anderson, Averie Gilstrap, Lydia Overcash

Galesburg — Madison Aldridge, Calyx Andrae, Malaki Bass, Kayleigh Bertram, Kyle Bundza, Madelyn Burford, Chase Casteel, Kirsten Chapman, Kandi Curtis, Shari Davis, Letha Dennison, Seth Dickson, William Edwards, Jolene Estes, Mady Fell, Crystal Finley, John Godsil, Heather Grindle, Nicole Hans, Karen Harlan, Alexis Harrison, Kathryne Herslow, Jackson Hillhouse, Jacob Hutchings, LaShawn James, Brittany James, Babra Jepkirui, Camrin Johnson, Brian Kipchemis, Addison Kramer, Jennifer Landon, Amanda Lybarger, Elizabeth Maffit, Amy Magana, Jordan McKee, Kiara McToy, Ashlee Mechtel, Sherry Morris, Mikayla Munson, Destini Munson, Nathan Nelson, Ryan Nelson, Bonnie Nielsen, Mark Ojeda, Michael Patilla, Adam Pickrell, Macie Rushing, Ernest Selser, Brooklyn Shannon, Stephen Short, Amanda Smith, Melissa Sparks, Ryne Straker, Riley Tuthill, Carrie Willits, Angel Wilson, Lincoln Wynes

Galva — Leslie Lobas, Katherine Magee

Gerlaw — Audra Ferguson, Emily Hall

Gilson — Hannah Gehring, Rachael Lemay, Emma Nelson

Good Hope — Macy Powell

Hamilton — Brayden Barnett, Morgan Boyd, Kyler Carroll, Erin Colvin, Draven Davidson, Abigail Finch, Ashlyn Gurba, Kaden Johnson, Skilee Keefe, Kase Kohlmorgan, Josie Mason, Malachi McKune, Kory Skinner, Adriana Svejda, Hayden Svejda, Derek Weirather, Lucy Woodworth

Hampshire — Kaitlyn Heine

Hanna City — Molly Zaborac

Keithsburg — Abbie Yeater

Kewanee — Savannah Evans, Katelynn Peasley

Kirkwood — Zair Ruiz Velazquez

Knoxville — Drake Dillon, Brooke Humphreys, Rylie Jansen, Hannah Maulden, Macy Nolan, Tiffany Richmond, Lauren Rickard, Erin Welch, Kayli Wells, Bryn Wright, Marcey Younge

LaHarpe — Grace Goettsche, Olivia Johnson

Little York — Isabella Colbrese

London Mills — Brandi Vance

Mackinaw — Brittany Pawlak

Macomb — Kolton Goodpasture

Marietta — Broc Beekman, Ethan McKim

Milan — Rylee Krebsbach

Monmouth — Anders Bergren, Maria Bermudez, Tate Bitar, Lili Brown, Emily Cook, Jorge Diaz, Sawyer Fletcher, Jennifer Garcia, Conchetta Gonzalez, Diamonique Hayburn, Onna Howell, Michael Jones, Yasmin Mora Ruiz, Laurie Reith, Olga Velazquez, Marcos Vera, Kaitlyn Weir, Chevelle Wolf

Muscatine, Iowa — Allison Graham

Nauvoo — Joshua Aitchison, Charlotte Aitchison, Elise Blakewell, Evalynn Jones, Oliver Koechle, Kelly Primmer

Niota — Emma Dooley, Kyler Leonard

Oneida — Carson Miller

Orion — Kati Debacker

Pekin — Gracey Chatterton

Plymouth — Lindsey Dunn

Rio — Abigail Cain

Rock Island — Rachel Christensen, Emily Lawson

Roseville — Brooklyn Hasting, Adyson Schisler, Carlin Sears, Demi Welsh

St. Augustine — Anna Serven

Sciota — Alexa Barkley

Sherrard — Kileigh McDaniel

Smithshire — Jesslin Wainman

Toulon — Chandler Colgan, Faye Koepp

Victoria — Adam Rice, Shiloh Watts

Wadsworth — Patricia Brienen

Warsaw — Aubrey Boley, Delaney Brunenn, Addison Capaldo, Kaia Figge, Jordan Gound, Adrianna Haskins, Ray Hughes, Kai Humphry, Jaiden Jones, Aubree Karle, Evan Smith, Abby Stanley

Wataga — Jessica Havelock, Elizabeth Johnston, Whitney Lefler, Maddison McGarry, Chloie Unger

West Point — Dacota Smith

Williamsfield — Emerson Hannam, Haven Manning, Diane Sutton

Woodhull — Cadence Hulick

Yates City — Kaitlyn Gray

 

HONORS LIST (PART-TIME)

Abingdon — Haleigh Tiscareno

Alexis — Nevaeh Bickerton, Tammy Davis, Addison Murray

Altona — Olivia Cokel, Dacia Hoyle, Kate Morales

Avon — Bryson Harn

Bettendorf, Iowa — Keri Johnson

Bradford — Samantha Dewolfe

Burnside — Johnna Cook

Bushnell — Harper Hess, Logan Joiner, Sierra Shannon

Canton — Devlin Dennis

Carthage — Addison Cook, Jordan Finney, Cora Hanks, Roan Jackson, Nicholas Johnson, Madison Quesenberry, Wesley Robertson, Olivia Rouggly, Ella Shutwell

Colchester — Isabella Petty

Dahinda — Mackenzie Goff, Addison Orr, Drake Powell, Riley Smith

Dallas City — Coleman Gilpin

Danville, Iowa — Carlea Beckman

Davenport, Fla. — Derek Cintron

Davenport, Iowa — Rachel Jorgensen, Pearl Wheeler

DeWitt, Iowa — Nicole Schnack

Eldridge, Iowa — Cidney Hoerner

Farmington — Dena Fleming, Brooklyn Murphy

Galesburg — Katelin Allen, Jessica Alvarado, Emily Bailey, Faith Brill, Haley Brooks, Maci Bryan, Kaci Bryant, Makenna Burford, Haleigh Burnett, Sheridan Cash, Kelsey Corbin, Lindzey Crozier, Nicholas Curtis, Kailea Custer, Cameron Darst, Navin Davis, Alicia Delafield, Nana Djunga, Maria Dominique, Jacob Ettinger, Jennifer Felix, Jose Figueroa Vargas, Chloe Fones, Trelee Galloway, Abrienda Garibay, Makiah Harris, Grace Hart, Raelynn Hobby, Tabitha Johnson, Rebecca Kirk, Haley Kubis, John Martinez, Joyce Matuasilua, Trevor McLaren, Alexia Miller, Mariah Mondaine, Windie Moore, Vanessa Morrison, Jasmine Morrow, Lily Nelson, Melissa Oeth, Isabella Oligney-Estill, Samantha Parkin, Isabel Perez, Ava Ritchie, Alexandra Runbom, Zachary Shepler, Racheal Smith, Arianna Walker, Angela Wayne, Erika Wignall, Erica Williams, Mary Williams, Abby Wilson, Kimberly Wright, Olivia Yates

Gilson — Paige McMahill

Hamilton — Tatum Antonelli, Hailyn Boley, Mikayla Weeks

Henderson — Tiffany McGraw

Keokuk, Iowa — Alexsia Campbell

Kewanee — Jessica Ayala, Heather Hoadley, Hannah Reynolds, Azucena Zepeda

Knoxville — Kaitlin Brewer, Raylee Donaldson, Hope Hawkinson, Whitney Humphreys, Katelynne Myers, Ariel Niles, Jessica Vens

Lewistown — Demi Dainty

Macomb — Emily Livermore

Marietta — Preslea Brandt, Reagan McKim, Caroline Spangler

Milan — Kristin Hamerlinck, Jerzee Kernan

Moline — Adjowavi Afantodji, Italy Sancen

Monmouth — Sofia Acosta Torres, Jannet Andrade, Lindsey Bismark, Ian Blasius, Agathe Bongongo, Emilia Brentise, Daniel Cox, Veronica Davis, Dulce Diaz, Alexandria Grawey, Aubrey Hall, Kyaw Htoo, Luis Jurado, Nexus Kinkaid, Rowan Love, Nicole Mabry, Jace Mann, La Shaya McCutcheon, Sarai Perez, Tristen Skaggs, Darrah Stevens, Delaney Stevens

Morton — Samantha Hale

Nauvoo — Isabel Brown, Michael Shurtleff

Oneida — Launa Anderson, Brianna Campbell, Connor Campbell

Oquawka — Harlee Hainds

Pekin — Joie Brokaw

Peoria — Shondrica Farmer, Chawntel Gilbert, Tracie Landrith, Shanan Payton

Prairie City — Kenlie Sharp

Rock Island — April Rosenberg

Roseville — Kinzley Babcock, Marsha Brady

St. Augustine — Brett Swise

Sherrard — Ella Bickle, Grace Ellen Karns

Springfield — Precious Smith

Stronghurst — Ashley Bowen

Tennessee — Charles Zimmerman

Trivoli — Claire Hanlin

Vermont — Easton Mercer

Viola — Jade Mathis

Warsaw — Ava Gibson, Summer Smith

Woodhull — Drake Meirhaeghe