Ashlei N. Ross of Plainfield, third from left, a senior at Northeastern Illinois University, receives honors as one of the top college students in Illinois by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois during the annual Student Laureate ceremony November 17 at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield. From left, Lincoln Academy Chancellor-elect Ron Spears, Northeastern representative Rae Joyce Baguilat, Ms Ross, and Lincoln Academy Chancellor Stephanie Pace Marshall.
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