Ottawa pushes back solar farm vote to consider resident concerns, labor requests

Ex-basketball star Chris Herren talks recovery at IVCC
Former NBA player Chris Herren appeared Wednesday to Illinois Community College to tell local students about his recovery from substance abuse.
Ex-basketball star Chris Herren talks recovery at IVCC
Former NBA player Chris Herren appeared Wednesday to Illinois Community College to tell local students about his recovery from substance abuse.
Ex-basketball star Chris Herren talks recovery at IVCC

Woodland’s Lisa Jackson provides a ‘safe space’ for students to share, to vent

Nothing ‘as rewarding as watching a child discover the magic in books’ to Ohio first-grade teacher
Ohio Grade School’s Linda Downey has been a teacher for 28 years – 20 of them in a first grade classroom.
Pizza Pi, Starbucks reading days are ways Marseilles Elementary’s Cheyenne Timm engages students
Now in her third year at Marseilles Elementary, Cheyenne Timm is known for creating a welcoming, hands-on classroom environment that prepares students academically while helping them build the skills and confidence they’ll need for middle school.
Margo Cartwright will remember the smiles, hugs as she retires from Princeton Elementary

IVCC’s Vince Brolley says teaching honor ‘is like getting praised for eating ice cream’
Teaching dual credit courses for Illinois Valley Community College puts Vince Brolley back in high school, where he feels right at home.
Martin Czernicki brings ‘sense of community’ to Shepherd Middle School’s band program
At Shepherd Middle School in Ottawa, the band class is more than just an extracurricular activity – it’s a place for students to grow, connect and express themselves. Leading the charge is Martin Czernicki, the school’s band