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News from June 2018

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MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Social Mob held at Union Street Pub

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The Marion Chamber Social Mob was held on on June 14 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

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CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:First Mid-Illinois Bancshares to acquire SCB Bancorp, Inc.

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) (NASDAQ: FMBH) and SCB Bancorp, Inc. (“SCB”) announced today the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Mid will acquire all of the outstanding shares of SCB.

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MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Branding for a Buck

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Branding for a Buck It takes some effort to make a statement with a shoestring budget, but our team makes it happen.

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MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Marion Chamber Community Day Committee Meeting

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The next Community Day Committee meeting will be held on Friday, June 15 at noon at the Chamber office.

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CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Varsity Center To Screen Ruth Bader Ginsberg documentary RBG

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The Varsity Center will present the Ruth Bader Ginsberg documentary RBG on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m.

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MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mission trip to Haiti

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Jason Powell, Branch Manager with Legence Bank will be teaming up with Farming God’s Way Ministries and Cornerstone Church for the second year in a row for a mission trip to Haiti. Powell will be sharing the gospel message to the village of Hatte Cotin,

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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Funding for innovative research and development to be focus of SIU workshop

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Touch of Nature Environmental Center issued the following announcement on.CARBONDALE, Ill.

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CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Free Cartoon Chiller, more at The Varsity during Celebrate618

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Buskers out front, Looney Tunes cartoons in the Balcony and film from pre-1940s playing in the East Theater. The Varsity’s part to play is one of many, and it’s all to Celebrate 618!

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MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:A Tie is Required

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

In today’s business world, being business casual about real time transportation challenges can cause unintended consequences.

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CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City of Carbondale Issues Water Plant Public Notification

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The City of Carbondale has issued a Public Notification following a major filter renovation at the Water Treatment Plant.

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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Children’s summer camps at SIU filling up fast, sign up now

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

While several of the 2018 children’s summer camps at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are booked to capacity, there’s still time to register for numerous other academic, outdoor, artistic, music and athletic camps.

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Parsons Retirement Reception

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

A retirement reception for Nancy Parsons, associate provost for undergraduate and graduate studies at Western Illinois University, will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 22 in the University Union Lincoln Room. Parsons will retire June 30 after 30 years of service.

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: SummerStage Theatre Returns to WIU with 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The College of Fine Arts and Communication at Western Illinois University has announced the first season of SummerStage, with performances of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Friday-Saturday, July 13-14, in Hainline Theatre.

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Markham Named June Employee of the Month

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

University Technology - Administrative Information Management Systems (AIMS) Manager Kevin Markham has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for June at Western Illinois University.

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QUAD CITIES CHAMBER: Pinterest Night to be held June 27

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Join us for our monthly Pinterest craft!

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Introducing Col. Rock IV ("Ray")

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Col. Rock IV -- aka Ray, after Western Illinois University's legendary longtime coach and athletic director Ray "Rock" Hanson -- arrived in Macomb late Thursday night from the Siess Ranch in Kansas, where his "cousin" Col. Rock III was born eight years ago.

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QUAD CITIES CHAMBER: Chalk Walk to be held June 25

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Sign-up to enter the Chalk Walk contest!

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Faculty Promotions

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

On May 1, WIU President Jack Thomas approved promotions of the following tenured faculty members from the rank of associate professor to professor, effective Fall 2018:

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QUAD CITIES CHAMBER: Lego Club to be held June 22

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

Bring your imagination, we’ll supply the Legos!

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: BOT Approves FY19 Spending Plan

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 16, 2018

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the institution's FY19 preliminary spending plan at its meeting today (June 8) at the WIU-QC campus.