Eight Decatur-area nonprofits received up to $10,000, a boost that recipients say will make a big difference in serving their communities.
Big changes are on the way as the Lincoln Library in Springfield won a $1 million community project funding grant.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than $669,000 in grants to improve public boat and canoe access across the state. The four grants, totaling $669,400, were awarded through the Illinois Boat Access Area Development Program. The program helps local governments acquire, build, expand and renovate public boat and canoe access areas on Illinois lakes and rivers.
A central Illinois charity organization presented a $7,500 grant Wednesday to Sullivan Middle School to support the school's transformation of their library and media center.
For Vermilion County Animal Shelter Director Ryan Goodner, there was only one reaction to hearing the shelter was awarded $2,500,000 in grant …