The Christian County Leadership Excellence Achieved by Design program, or LEAD program, is entering its fifth year. The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Fred Ronnow says that the program first got started in conjunction with the University of Illinois Extension Office.

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The start of the LEAD program will begin on January 11th, 2012, with classes continuing throughout the next eleven weeks.

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Ronnow says classes will be held every Wednesday from 1:00 until 4:00 at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Taylorville, which is located at 1120 North Webster Street in Taylorville. But there are two dates that won’t be meeting on Wednesday’s.

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For more information about signing up for the 2012 LEAD program, you can contact the Taylorville Chamber of Commerce at 824-4919 or by visiting their website at taylorvillechamber.com.