

Gone for Good
Business employs adults with disabilities By Teresa Paul Gone for Good Secure Document Destruction, located at 1411 East Jefferson St., supports the community both through recycling and by employing people with disabilities. “Gone for Good provides NAID (National Association for Information Destruction) AAA-certified security, the highest certification available for secure document destruction businesses,” said Jenny…
186: Understanding the connection
Results of year-long survey expected to guide future By Catherine O’Connor There is no question that the challenges facing Springfield Public School District 186 are not unique as demographic shifts, economic pressures and social issues continue to transform the educational landscape throughout the country. Superintendent Jennifer Gill has embraced the challenge, opening the door for…
Coming to America
UIS increases focus on international students By Zach Baliva Drive around the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) campus on a warm day, and you’re likely to notice a student bowling to a batsman on the cricket pitch. Step into a campus building, and you may find a meeting of the Asian student organization. International students…






