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  • Ducks Ready to Race at the Calhoun County Duck Race

      By: James Pepper jpepper@lc.edu This last Sunday (Oct. 2nd) was Calhoun County’s 6th Annual Duck Race. This event is held every year at the beginning of October. The event is run by St. Norbert’s…

  • Unique Illinois Town Names

    By: Brooke Mason bnmason@lc.edu Alton, IL – Alton was developed as a river town in January 1818 by Rufus Easton, who named it after his son. The Alton area was home to Native Americans for…

  • Brandon Huff, L&C Associate Math Professor, Nominated for ICCTA Award

    By Keenan A. Mount kmount@lc.edu L&C has nominated Associate Professor of Mathematics Brandon Huff for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member Award for 2022. Professor Brandon Huff is an 11…

  • Illinois Mask Mandates Lifted

    By Jordan Jones jordanjones@lc.edu On Feb. 28, the state of Illinois will be lifting its indoor mask mandate policies. “We are now seeing the fastest rate of decline in our COVID-19 hospitalization metrics since the…

  • Edwardsville’s Historical Homes- A Photo Essay

    By: Jeannette Carrington jcarrington@lc.edu A photo essay taking a look at some of the historic homes and buildings in Edwardsville, Illinois.  

  • Fifteenth Annual “Mississippi Earthtones Festival” in Review: Metamorphosis

    By Keenan A. Mount kmount@lc.edu   Fifteen years ago the lieutenant governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, gave a proposition to municipalities along Illinois watersheds. This proposition was for an annual event that would take place…

  • Krystie’s Kuriosities: The Piasa Bird

      By Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu   Alton, Illinios, is the home of the McPike Mansion, Robert Wadlow, and other mysterious and interesting stories. One particular tale that locals love to talk about is the Piasa…

  • NGRREC Summer Research Program Prepares Next Generation of Wetland Scientists

      GODFREY – The National Great Rivers Research and Education (NGRRECsm) is accepting applications for a summer program aimed at giving undergraduates the opportunity to conduct real-life field research in area wetlands. The Research Experiences…

  • Illinois Phase Four Metrics Explained

      By Lynn McDonald lmmcdonald@lc.edu This past year has been difficult, to say the least.  Families and friends have been separated, some for long periods of time. As the winter drags on, many are faced…

  • Riverbend Records is a Warm and Groovy Place

    by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu   The walls are alive with the 12×12 records at the new Riverbend Records on Homer Adams Parkway in Godfrey, Ill.  The store, owned by country musician and record collector Billy…