An Illinois Wesleyan University theater legend has left the stage. John Ficca has died.

A beloved theater professor, Ficca came to Illinois Wesleyan in 1956. He stayed full time for 46 years and taught part time for another decade.

An <a href="https://www.wglt.org/tags/illinois-wesleyan-university" data-cms-ai="0">Illinois Wesleyan University</a> theater legend has left the stage. John Ficca has died.
A beloved theater professor, Ficca came to Illinois Wesleyan in 1956. He stayed full time for 46 years and taught part time for another decade.

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Beloved IWU theater professor John Ficca finishes his 'hour upon the stage'

The website for McLean County Government just got a lot easier to use for people with disabilities.

The website for McLean County Government just got a lot easier to use for people with disabilities.

With enhanced website, McLean County government leaps ahead in ADA compliance

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The long-dreaded enrollment cliff for colleges and universities is here. It’s showing up in the student deposit numbers at Illinois State University and other institutions in Illinois.

The long-dreaded enrollment cliff for colleges and universities is here. It&rsquo;s showing up in the student deposit numbers at Illinois State University and other institutions in Illinois.

ISU student deposits drop as enrollment cliff arrives

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Family and friends watched graduates become lawyers, as Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White swore them in to begin their careers in the Fourth Judicial District. The 41-county district encompasses much of Western and Central Illinois, extending from Ford County west to the Iowa state line and running north-south from the Wisconsin border to Macoupin and Jersey County. The district includes some of downstate Illinois' most populous areas, such as McLean County, Greater Peoria and Sangamon County, containing the state capitol. But the Fourth District got just five of the 279 new attorneys sworn in on May 6.

Family and friends watched graduates become lawyers, as Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White swore them in to begin their careers in the Fourth Judicial District.&nbsp;The 41-county district encompasses much of Western and Central Illinois, extending from Ford County west to the Iowa state line and running north-south from the Wisconsin border to Macoupin and Jersey County.&nbsp;The district includes some of downstate Illinois' most populous areas, such as McLean County, Greater Peoria and Sangamon County, containing the state capitol. But the Fourth District got just five of the 279 new attorneys sworn in on May 6.

Illinois has 279 new lawyers. The huge 4th judicial district got only 5

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Beloved IWU theater professor John Ficca finishes his 'hour upon the stage'

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