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Stark County teacher earns prestigious Illinois State alumni honor
Leslie Rennick, a special education teacher at Stark County Elementary School in Wyoming, Illinois, was inducted into the Illinois State University College of Education Hall of Fame. Rennick was among seven alumni honored Oct. 23 during the college's annual Alumni Awards Ceremony, according to a community announcement. Rennick graduated from Illinois State in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in special education and also holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction. She has spent her 23-year teaching career at Stark County Elementary School. Her work has included individualized instruction, specialized training in Orton-Gillingham instruction and collaboration with colleagues on accommodations for students. She also has developed learning experiences that connect students with the surrounding rural community. Rennick maintains relationships with students and families beyond the classroom and works to meet the individual needs of students, according to the announcement. In 2025, the Illinois State Board of Education named Rennick the Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year. She also mentors educators, advocates for the teaching profession and participates in statewide leadership opportunities. This story was produced by reporter Nida Tazeen, NTazeen@usatodayco.com , with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing
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Moline football preps for Glenbard West
Coming off of a miracle finish in the opening round of the playoffs against Benet, Moline is playing with a ton of confidence. After an 0-3 start, the Maroons have not lost a game. They are battle-tested as well. Every team, except for one, on Moline’s schedule made it into the playoffs this season. Moline […]
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Former teacher fights license suspension over alleged incident with student
A former Davenport elementary school teacher is contesting the state’s efforts to suspend his teaching license due to allegations of inappropriate contact with a former student. Julian Lira is taking the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to court and seeking judicial review of the board’s recent decision to suspend his teaching license for three years. […]
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S.H.S. holds Pink Out Night for Coach Dunlap
The Sterling High School volleyball team took the court against United Township and competed for more than just a game. S.H.S. hosted a “Pink Out” game as an opportunity to show support for assistant coach Ashley Dunlap as she faces one of the toughest challenges, Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer.
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QCSportsNet playoff football preview: Moline & United Township
QCSportsNet’s play-by-play voices Joe Winkel and Grant Dahlstrom provide your breakdown of Moline and United Township before the second weekend of the Illinois high school football playoffs. Watch the video above to get ready for this week, then tune in here on Saturday for live play-by-play of all the action on QCSportsNet, followed by recaps […]
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Ribbon-cutting set for Wings Academy
While the Wings Academy opened its doors to students for the 2026-27 school year, a ribbon cutting to officially mark the occasion is scheduled at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. The facility, which serves special education students from kindergarten to 22-year-olds, is located at the site of the former American Legion building on Railroad Avenue.
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Three Galva FFA members earn prestigious degree
Three Galva FFA alumni were honored for their outstanding achievements in agricultural education and leadership by earning the prestigious American FFA Degree at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Ind. Camryn O’Brien, Chloe Ruhl and Makayla Craig were recognized as recipients of the highest degree awarded by...
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Abingdon-Avon Football Moves on to “First Round” After Dominating Win over Morrison in “Opening Round”
The Abingdon-Avon Tornado football squad began the postseason with an emphatic 49-7 win over the Morrison Mustangs in Abingdon on Friday night. In a first quarter that was fairly evenly played between the two teams, the Tornadoes scored a touchdown to take a 14-7 and then recovered a surprise onside kick. A-Town promptly scored a touchdown following the recovery to push the advantage to two scores at 21-7 and put the momentum squarely on the A-Town sideline. A-Town would eventually score a total of 42 unanswered points to move on to the first round of the playoffs on Saturday.
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Galesburg schools pick next superintendent who will start in 2027
The Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education has selected Sheila Coussens-Martin as its next superintendent, with the transition set for July 1, 2027. The board approved the hiring, according to a community announcement. Coussens-Martin will succeed John Asplund, who is scheduled to retire June 30, 2027. Coussens-Martin brings more than 25 years of experience in Illinois public education. Since 2019, she has served as assistant superintendent of curriculum and personnel at Pekin Community High School, overseeing curriculum, instruction and human resources while also supporting district operations, financial management and collective bargaining. During her time in Pekin, the district expanded career and technical education, dual-credit, Advanced Placement and special education opportunities. The district also improved graduation and ninth-grade on-track rates, increased participation in work-based learning and expanded partnerships with local businesses and Illinois Central College, according to the announcement. Before joining district-level leadership, Coussens-Martin held roles as assistant principal of teaching and learning, instructional methods facilitator and English department chair. Her career began as a teacher and coach in the Bushnell-Prairie City, Galva and Canton school districts. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and master's, education specialist and doctoral degrees from Western Illinois
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Streaks at LaSalle-Peru on Friday for playoffs
Galesburg Silver Streaks football will make its first playoff appearance in 10 years when it travels to LaSalle-Peru on Friday night. The 4-5 Streaks qualified for the 10th time overall in the Illinois High School Association event, which began with 80 teams in six classes in 1974. Their only playoff win came in 2016 against Chicago Hubbard.
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LaSalle-Peru ends Streaks season 28-20 in playoffs
The Galesburg Silver Streaks got hit with two quick LaSalle-Peru touchdowns and never recovered Friday night in the first round of the Illinois High School Association’s Class 5A football playoffs. The Streaks fell 28-20 in an action-packed contest that marked their first playoff appearance in 10 years. GHS finished...
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Marian Central Catholic ends Boilers’ season
Marian Central Catholic came into the IHSA 3A Playoff game at Kewanee against the 5-4 Boilermakers with a deceiving 3-6 record. Playing out of the Chicagoland Christian Conference, the private school from Woodstock displayed an explosive offense the likes of which Kewanee had not faced all season. The Hurricanes amassed...
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Kewanee Voice sports report, Oct. 26
Saturday, October. 24: Marian Central Catholic 56, Kewanee 14. Thursday, Oct. 22: Kewanee over Rockridge 25-20, 25-16 Thursday, Oct. 22: Wethersfield over Elmwood 25-19, 25-17 Saturday, Oct. 24: IHSA Class 1A Bureau Valley Regional, team placed second with 111 points and qualified for sectional competition. Individuals finishing in the top 20 were Cash Verstraete 9th, 16:521.3 and Alex Attit 13th, 17:10.2.