Lincoln Land Community College News
Browse past news stories for Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL:
- County native joins Courier news staff (Lincoln Courier)
posted on March 16, 2010 at 11:27:12 am
Lincoln resident Jean Ann Miller has joined The Courier’s news staff. Miller will handle general assignment reporting and coordinate items for the Saturday LifeStyles section after LifeStyles Editor Nancy Rollings Saul retires at the end of March. - Area Colleges: Illinois College gets baseball win over Carroll U. (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 01:10:36 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Brian Boeving rapped out a pair of doubles and Taylor Springer had a pair of hits and an RBI to lead the Illinois College Blueboys to a 6-4 victory over Carroll University on Wednesday. - OFF THE COURT (The Journal)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 11:15:44 pm
When you visit the Diversity Center on the campus of the University of Illinois at Springfield, most likely you will run into a very huge figure. The first thing you notice about him is his 6’7 frame and a smile that lights up the room. - Complaint dropped against nurse's aide in abuse case (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 05:40:51 am
JACKSONVILLE — A nurse’s aide says she feels exonerated after state health officials dropped a complaint that accused her of abusing residents of Golden Moments Senior Care Center. - Nurse recruitment coordinator named (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 12:09:51 am
Samantha Stevenson’s new job is to recruit non-traditional students to the nursing profession, men included. - Area Colleges: Maryville sweeps Robert Morris baseball team (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 08:12:19 am
Maryville University scored 24 runs Sunday in a doubleheader sweep of host Robert Morris University at Eisenhower Park. - Area Colleges: Sumrell leads Lynx men's basketball team to final (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 05:57:39 am
ULLIN — Marius Sumrell scored 16 points to pace Lincoln College past the Rend Lake Warriors 67-46 Saturday, sending the Lynx to today’s NJCAA Region 24A championship game. Chris Ware added 12 points for the Lynx and Kenyon Smith scored 10. Lincoln College led 34-24 at halftime. - Who the heck is Bubba? A human victory cigar (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 12:19:07 am
Illinois senior guard Andrew Chisholm goes by plenty of names, but his favorite might be one given to him by an Illini fan. “Somebody called me the Human Victory Cigar,’’ said Chisholm, a walk-on who received a basketball scholarship for the spring semester. “When I get in, the game is already over.’’ When the season nearly complete, Chisholm’s next career is just getting started. The NJCAA ... - Senior ‘Bubba’ Chisholm set to make his mark (The Journal-Standard)
posted on March 6, 2010 at 01:08:29 am
Illinois senior guard Andrew Chisholm goes by plenty of names, but his favorite might be one given to him by an Illini fan. "Somebody called me the Human Victory Cigar,'' said Chisholm, a walk-on who received a basketball scholarship for the spring semester. "When I get in, the game is already over.'' - Area Colleges: Loggers to host Lynx (The State Journal-Register)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 06:49:42 am
The second-seeded Lincoln Land Community College Loggers host the No. 7 Lincoln College Lynx on Wednesday in a NJCAA Division II Region 24 Tournament game at 6 p.m. at Cass Gymnasium. The Loggers are 21-7. The Lynx are 13-17. The winner advances to a semifinal Saturday at Illinois College. - Leaders in Sangamon county head to D.C. (WAND TV 17 Decatur)
posted on March 1, 2010 at 02:31:16 am
Community leaders from Springfield and Sangamon County left Sunday for Washington D.C. in a quest to get taxpayer dollars to help grow jobs and improve Central Illinois. - Community college enrollment sets record (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 03:03:47 pm
More Illinoisans appear to be hitting the college books to improve their chances of landing a good job. The Illinois Community College Board has released figures showing the number of people enrolling in community colleges is at an all-time high. - Stimulus funds slow to reach homeless (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 27, 2010 at 05:34:21 am
Some homeless people say local governments are sitting on federal stimulus money earmarked to fight homelessness. In Springfield, providers had assisted only 16 people with stimulus funds through the end of January, spending $25,657 of the $517,000 the federal government gave the city last year to help the homeless. The money became available in mid-November. - A&E Notebook: ‘Junie B. Jones,’ ‘Twelfth Night,’ PostSecret (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 25, 2010 at 05:35:43 am
Brief news items on upcoming events, including “Junie B. Jones” at Sangamon Auditorium, “The Vagina Monologues” at Lincoln Land Community College, “Twelfth Night” at the Old State Capitol, the PostSecret founder’s visit to central Illinois and more. - Jim Ruppert: Johnson had great run as cross country coach (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 06:59:24 am
There are so many memories when I think about the years I covered Mike Johnson’s cross country teams at Pleasant Plains High School, then Petersburg PORTA, Lincoln Land Community College, Sacred Heart-Griffin and Chatham Glenwood. - Tattoos, piercings no longer obstructions to giving blood (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 06:08:13 am
Springfield tattoo artist Styx Killion can see positives from a newly effective state law that allows people to give blood shortly after getting tattoos or body piercings. The law allows people with body art to skip one-year waiting period for donating blood, as long as the tattoos were done at businesses that have been inspected by state or local health officials. - Health-care industry drives local job market (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 05:38:47 am
The health-care industry has been doing its best for months to boost the Springfield area's job prospects. But for what might be the first time in months, health care isn’t the only jobs game in town. - SMTD moves ahead with bus route overhaul (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 02:08:07 am
Life could be getting a little easier for University of Illinois Springfield students who don’t have cars. - SMTD board to consider route changes Monday (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 07:53:12 pm
The Springfield Mass Transit District is poised to make some of the biggest changes to its bus routes since the district was formed more than four decades ago. - LLCC to host Rube Goldberg competition (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 03:08:57 pm
Lincoln Land Community College will host the fourth annual Springfield Area Fifth Grade Rube Goldberg competition from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. - Bubba Chisholms journey to the Hall (Daily Illini)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 06:22:11 am
Senior guard Bubba Chisholm joined the Illini as a walk-on in 2008 after attending Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill., for two years. - More Photos (The Harrisburg Daily Register)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 06:52:35 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Recalls at Toyota are further evidence, Dick Rogers says, that the days of backyard mechanics are long gone. Today’s auto repair world is computer-driven, says Rogers, a professor of automotive technology at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. - Backyard mechanics out, computer techs in (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 05:49:57 am
Recalls at Toyota are further evidence, Dick Rogers says, that the days of backyard mechanics are long gone. - ‘Curious’ collection: Springfield artist goes own way in UIS exhibit (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 05:15:09 am
The unique work of Springfield artist Felicia Olin will be featured in a solo show opening today at the Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Illinois Springfield. - Music Notes: Banjulele, British music, a cappella (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 05:14:29 am
Brief news items on upcoming musical events, including the old-time string music of Banjulele, a concert of British music at LLCC, the Decatur-founded a cappella group Chapter 6 and music at the Vachel Lindsay Home. - Davis puts up healthy numbers for Robert Morris (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 17, 2010 at 06:41:02 am
After not playing for most of 2007 and 2008 because of worries over a possible heart condition, Ephrem Davis has made a triumphant return to the hardwood and has been a star for the Robert Morris basketball team for two seasons. - Local residents tell their presidential stories (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 15, 2010 at 05:49:37 am
If meeting a president of the United States is a memorable event, Kent Gray of Leland Grove can say he’s done that a lucky seven times. On this President's Day, click inside to read more about local folks who have had encounters with the commander-in-chief. - Legislators offer ideas to improve election process (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 14, 2010 at 05:46:52 am
Fresh off an election with seemingly little voter interest, state lawmakers are pushing several proposals to increase voter participation and make for a smoother election process. - Shimkus, Schock defend 'no' votes on earmarks (The State Journal-Register)
posted on February 13, 2010 at 12:16:43 am
Two congressmen representing the Springfield area Friday defended earmarks they requested for local projects, even though they voted against the measure that paid for them. - Weather-related closings for Tuesday, Feb. 9 (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 12:20:15 pm
Weather-related closings for Feb. 9: EVENTS • The Waverly High School boys basketball game against Lutheran High has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 10. • Regional Office of Education 46 Intermediate Spelling Bee scheduled for Feb. 9 has been...