•April 5, 2023• 7th Grade High Honors – Peter Mast, Blake Owens 7th Grade Honor Roll – Madison Carter, Maxwell Jeffries, Evan Pfeiffer, Ellenor Walker, Alexa Whitney 8th Grade High Honors – Brody Barnard, Addilyn Bly, Elizabeth Cloe, Logan Corrie, Clarissa Johnson, Grace Mast, Allie Upton 8th Grade Honor Roll – Paisley Montgomery … Read More
•April 5, 2023• The Illinois Department of Transportation is once again asking the public to be on the alert for crews picking up litter and to Think Before You Throw! As part of an ongoing awareness campaign, IDOT is mobilizing litter pickup operations this spring and encouraging you to be part of the solution in keeping roadsides and communities free of unnecessary trash and debris. “As one of the largest landowners in the state, the Illinois Department of Transportation takes great pride in making sure we are keeping our state as clean and free of clutter as possible, but we … Read More
•April 5, 2023• AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released a notice of funding opportunity for fiscal year 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund, open to State Service Commissions, local nonprofit, community, faith-based, tribal, state, and local governments and schools, focuses on investments for volunteer management practices. The Volunteer Generation Fund is a competitive grant opportunity to strengthen nonprofit and other social service organizations’ ability to recruit, retain and manage mission-critical volunteers. AmeriCorps will make more than $8 million available for organizations with programs that meet community needs, expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity to recruit and … Read More
•April 5, 2023• Lake Land College recognized employees who will be retiring, those who have achieved years of service milestones, faculty award winners and peer-nominated Shine award recipients at an employee recognition event in March. Lake Land College congratulates the 2023 Lake Land College retirees including Psychology Instructor Lara Bacino-Althaus with 28 years of service, Nursing Instructor Cheryl Beam with 22 years of service, Business Instructor/Program Coordinator Office Professionals –Medical Kathleen Daugherty with 14 years of service, Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor Kay Foreman with 29 years of service, Director of Assessment & Program Review Lisa Madlem with 13 years of … Read More
•April 5, 2023• Marking the beginning of National Donate Life Month, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias unveiled the state’s organ and tissue donation campaign encouraging Illinoisans to “Join Together” and “Change Someone’s Story” by becoming organ and tissue donors. “Some 4,000 Illinois residents are in need of a transplant, including many whose lives hang in the balance waiting for the availability of a suitable organ,” said Secretary Giannoulias. “April highlights the importance of how someone’s decision, to take less than one minute to sign up, will save lives and why it’s so important to get more people to register as … Read More
•April 5, 2023• The Sullivan Girls and Boys Track teams competed in the Sullivan Quad Meet on Tuesday, March 28. The girls team came in third overall with 62 points overtaking Effingham (St. Anthony) who had 58. Coming in first was Cerro Gordo with 75 points and Tuscola in second with 69 points. The boys team came in first with 104 points, followed by Tuscola in second with 93 points, Effingham (St. Anthony) with 53 and Cerro Gordo with 19 points. In girls shot put Sullivan’s Ruby Haegen came in third with 9.09 m throw. Zoe Conlin came in ninth … Read More
Minors featured in commercial vlogs would have to be compensated •April 5, 2023• By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock @ capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that gives financial protection to children whose parents make money posting videos of them on social media. Those children are known as “influencers” because the videos, known as vlogs, are intended to generate interest in things like products and services or social and fashion trends. Vlogs that get enough views on platforms like YouTube, Facebook and TikTok can generate substantial revenue through things like advertising, partnerships with the platform or … Read More
•April 5, 2023• The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that the upcoming deadline for filing 2022 state individual income tax returns is Tuesday, April 18, 2023. “We encourage those taxpayers who have not yet filed to do so soon and file electronically with direct deposit to ensure the most efficient processing and issuance of any refunds,” said IDOR Director David Harris. “Taxpayers may file electronic returns for free by using our recently enhanced online account management program MyTax Illinois and electronic filing is also available through third party software or with most tax preparers.” … Read More
•April 5, 2023• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator Our lives are bombarded with negativity, stress and countless threats to our emotional well-being. New research in neuroscience and positive psychology show that when we experience happiness and positivity, it turns on all the learning centers in the brain and fuels positive outcomes in all aspects of our lives. Also, research shows that more happiness and positivity cause us to be three times more creative, 23% less fatigued and 31% more productive in life. Based on research that was reviewed and presented by Dr. David Schramm of Utah State University, here … Read More