618 S. Sangamon Ave., Gibson City
Phone: 217-784-5343
This Week
Monday âYoga at 9:00am in program room; K-5th grade Story Hour held from 3:45pm to 4:30pm.
Wednesday âYoga at 9:00am in program room
Thursday âPreschool Story Hour held from 9:00am-9:30am.
Friday âYoga at 9:00am in program room
Coming Up
Summer Reading Sign up in May âRegistration for the Summer Reading Program will be on May 13th from 3:30pm â 6:00pm. Those who attend our registration event and sign up for the summer reading program will be treated to balloon art, kid tattoos, and free ice cream. This year, the summer reading program will run from July 5th to July 30th for preschool to high school age students.
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Chicago, IL – Chicago Police Department (CPD) Officer Israel “Izzy” Martinez died unexpectedly on April 12, according to the police union.
Officer Martinez, 27, served eight years in the Illinois Army National Guard prior to joining the CPD in June of 2017, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7 said in a blog post on Tuesday.
He was a staff sergeant and deployed to Kuwait during his military service, the union explained on a fundraising page established to help the officer’s family in the wake of their loss.
“Israel loved serving both as a military service member and as a Chicago Police Officer,” the FOP said.
10 Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen working with the East St. Louis Health Department’s COVID-19 immunization program dedicate long hours each day to protect the health of the community’s residents by administering life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.
So what do these troops do in their spare time? At least one group of troops protect the health of the community’s residents, this time by dedicating many honors to the F.R.E.S.H. Community Training Garden in East St. Louis, Illinois.
“I enjoy community work,” said Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jonnie Sorenson, a small arms artillery repair technician from Creve Core, Illinois. “The community helps with the mission and I wanted to give back. Plus, I get to learn a lot of techniques about gardening.”
Illinois Army National Guard
Brig. Gen. Mark Jackson of Frankfort, Illinois, has been selected as the Deputy Commanding General of Operations for First Army and will be promoted to Major General.
“As First Army’s Deputy Commander, Mark Jackson will greatly influence how National Guard and Reserve Soldiers are trained for deployment,” said
Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, the Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard. “He is a strategic leader and combat veteran who truly cares for those who serve under him. I cannot think of a better officer to help prepare Soldiers for combat.”
As deputy commander, Jackson will serve directly under First Army Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James. Jackson’s new position and promotion means that after 37 years he will no longer drill with the Illinois National Guard where he was the Director of the Joint Staff since March 2020 and, since July 2020, dual-hatted as the Deputy Commanding General at U.S. Army Southern