Rachael Hirstein November 4, 2021 In late October of 2021, Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, Illinois Central College’s president, commented on the recent drop in enrollment. COVID-19 caused a huge increase in… Continue reading "ICC’s President Explains Drop in Enrollment"
Rachael Hirstein October 28, 2021 According to NPR, college and university fall enrollment in the U.S. is set to drop about 500,000 undergraduates. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the steep decline… Continue reading "College Enrollment Drops Amid Pandemic"
Rachael Hirstein October 21, 2021 Due to the 2020 stay-at-home order, the Peoria Players Theatre could not present its annual showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” last year. However,… Continue reading "The Peoria Players are Doing the Time Warp Again"
Rachael Hirstein October 14, 2021 In the early 2010s, Dr. Anthony White, Criminal Justice Professor at ICC, and Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell came together with the Sheriff Advisory Board… Continue reading "Criminal Justice Professor Goes the Extra Mile for Hands-On Learning"
Rachael Hirstein October 7, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education announced a temporary change to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program rules on Oct. 6 due to COVID-19. These… Continue reading "New Rules for Public Service Loan Forgiveness"
Rachael Hirstein September 30, 2021 This September marked the start of construction on the Edwards/Library Administration Building on ICC’s East Peoria campus as well as on the Nature Court Bridge. … Continue reading "ICC Under Construction"
Rachael Hirstein September 16, 2021 On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden announced his new plan in combating COVID-19. The program breaks down into six steps to improve the status of… Continue reading "President Biden Updates COVID-19 Plan"
Rachael Hirstein Sept. 9, 2021 On Aug. 23, Gov. Pritzker approved Senate Bill 0134 (SB0134) creating the Local Journalism Task Force. The purpose of SB0134 is to research communities underrepresented… Continue reading "New Bill Passed in Illinois"
