Illinois Central College

Jamonica Rolle was announced Monday as the choice to follow the retired Sheila Quirk-Bailey as president of Illinois Central College. Rolle comes to the Peoria area after serving in a leadership position at Broward College in Florida.

A shuttered student housing complex at Illinois Central College’s East Peoria campus is on track to reopen in August.

Following a comprehensive national search, the ICC search committee narrowed the candidates down to Jamonica Rolle from Broward College in Florida, David Ferreira from Charter Oak State College in Connecticut and Lisa Armour from the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona.

Seeking more public input on deciding who will be the institution’s next president, Illinois Central College will host public forums with the remaining candidates. ICC’s presidential search committee has narrowed the field of possible replacements for Sheila Quirk-Bailey to three finalists. They have not been named publicly yet.

Bradley University and Illinois Central College have entered a transfer partnership to create a seamless pathway between the higher education schools, while boosting the Greater Peoria workforce.

A shuttered senior living facility near the Illinois Central College campus in East Peoria is expected to find new life as an apartment complex.

The gift to the Illinois Central College Educational Foundation comes from Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc., which makes customized mining equipment and off-highway haul trucks.

Several Peoria-area community leaders are set to speak Monday night on possible local impacts from the “Big Beautiful Bill” and other federal policies. The non-partisan discussion is the latest in a series of “teach-in” speaking engagements hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria.

The public is invited to provide input in the search for Illinois Central College’s next president.

Bruce Budde will serve as Illinois Central College’s interim president after Sheila Quirk-Bailey retires at the end of the calendar year.