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Summer is about to begin, and Kaskaskia College (KC) is continuing educational opportunities for students of all ages throughout the season with fun, interactive lessons. KC is hosting classes for children from Pre-K through eighth grade in its Kids in College at Kaskaskia (KICK) program, and the college is offering Career Exploration workshops for students…

Free half-day camp with presenters from different departments at OSF Saint Anthony’s providing hands-on activities Now that school’s out, there’s no doubt a variety of activities that can fill a junior high student’s calendar to stay occupied during the summer. We’ll find them on the athletic fields, around the pool or on a beach, maybe…

  ABC News Nightline host Ted Koppel retires. Carrie Underwood releases her first album. Grey’s Anatomy debuts. The National Hockey League season is cancelled due to a labor dispute. Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to take the lead in the Indy 500. And during that same year – 2005 – a commercial real estate…

A total of $8,000 was awarded to help further the students trade careers and training The Rotary Club of Swansea presented financial educational awards to four Center for Academic & Vocational Excellence (CAVE) District 201 graduating seniors on May 8, 2025. A total of $8,000 was awarded to help further the students in their future…

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] All photos by Melissa Crockett Meske/Illinois Business Journal The 2025 Chamber Choice Awards Luncheon was hosted by the RiverBend Growth Association on May 28 in The Commons at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, as the organization continued its 40th anniversary celebration. Beverly Farm…

The O’Fallon Public Works Department will be closing the eastbound lane of Cambridge Boulevard between Green Mount Road and Indian Creek beginning on Monday, June 9, 2025. The road will be closed to thru traffic to perform pavement repairs. Drivers are urged to use Green Mount Road to Highway 50 as a detour route. This…

Hometown Dental recently expanded and celebrated their 10th anniversary in business. Festivities included a ribbon cutting hosted by the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce. Pictured at the center of the ribbon cutting event are Hometown Dental’s Dr. Woody Soonattrakul on the left, with Dr. Joe Gross next to him on the right. The dental facilities are…

In May, Revity Credit Union came together to raise $1,520 for the Collinsville Junior Service Club through the Revity Threads of Kindness Program. This program, funded by employees, allows Revity Credit Union staff to embody the credit union’s philosophy of people helping people. By contributing a monthly monetary donation to a local organization, employees can…