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21st Century Scholars honored

21st Century Scholars honored

Lindsey Bennett, IV Leader Opinion Editor September 22, 2016

Gabriel Braboy of Dalzell, was named the 21st Century Scholar on Sept. 15, at the annual dinner held by the 21st Century Scholars Society at Starved Rock Lodge. Braboy will receive $3,500 to use in the...

Officials credit outreach efforts in fall enrollment

Officials credit outreach efforts in fall enrollment

Sara Kupperschmid, IV Leader Staff Writer September 1, 2016

As of Aug. 29, the total credit hours students are enrolled in is 30,040, which is .11 percent above last years credit hours above last years. According to Cheryl Roelfsema, Vice President Business...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: THE MUSICAL

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: THE MUSICAL

Brianna Brooks, IV Leader Columnist April 29, 2016

Brought to the Illinois Valley Community College stage comes a monstrous musical of hilarity and terror! Once the cult-classic from 1974, the film is now resurrected to the stage by the creator himself!...

Eagles aim to end season strong

Eagles aim to end season strong

Michael Westerman, IV Leader Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2016

The Eagles go 1-3 in a 4 game bout with conference opponent Carl Sandburg. This brings the Eagle’s record to 5-13 (as of date of publication) with only 4 matchups left in the regular season. The Eagles...

Oscar Flores (from left), Abby Pyska, Edgar Flores, Diane Scoma and Trinidad Valdez are all smiles on Flores release date, April 22. Edgar Flores had been fighting deportation for seven months.

An immigration system built to fail

Aris Showers, IV Leader Opinion Editor April 28, 2016

Life changed for IVCC student Edgar Flores in summer 2015 after he was stopped by Homeland Security for an immigration violation, but his community has supported him through the ordeal. The 2015 stop...

The Express Outlook

Maddi Loiselle, IV Leader Staff Writer April 28, 2016

Coming May 23, IVCC will be switching from Zimbra to Microsoft Outlook. This includes the rest of Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus products. Students will be able to use Zimbra accounts until June 2017,...

A year later: Illinois’ budget crisis

Impasse affects colleges, services
Kayte Bernardoni, IVCC Honors Student April 28, 2016

Illinois lawmakers have been unable to pass a spending budget for the current fiscal year, which started July 1, 2015, leaving many Illinois colleges and universities flailing. Illinois is currently in...

Music professor Michael Pecherek recognized

Music professor Michael Pecherek recognized

Aelsa Butler, IV Leader Culture Editor April 28, 2016

On April 2, IVCC music professor Michael Pecherek received an award in recognition for his contribution to the arts scene in the Illinois Valley at the inaugural awards gala hosted by OmniArts (formerly...

Former IVCC student Ashley Williams with Dear President Obama director Jon Bowermaster at U.S. Silica in Ottawa, the largest silica production facility in all of North America.

Mr. President, it’s time for a clean air revolution

Jessica Bursztynsky, IV Leader Associate Editor April 27, 2016

Former IVCC student Ashley Williams hosted a screening of the documentary “Dear President Obama, The Clean Energy Revolution is Now” on April 14, followed by a question and answer session with director...

‘Young Frankenstein’ opens April 14

Hannah Smith and Katie Alleman April 7, 2016

The cast of “Young Frankenstein” are working hard for their show dates April 14-17 and April 21-24. The “Young Frankenstein” cast has been rehearsing since mid January preparing for the upcoming...

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