By ReAnne Palmer –
INA, IL – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and the Japanese Consulate Consul General Naoki Ito stopped by Rend Lake College Wednesday for a luncheon during a tour of Southern Illinois. While on campus, Rauner and Ito met with local politicians and businesspeople to talk about education and workforce development. The luncheon consisted of sandwiches and sides prepared by RLC Culinary Arts students as part of a skills-based final examination.

Japanese Consul Naoki Ito speaks with RLC President Terry Wilkerson at the start of the luncheon.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)

RLC Culinary Arts student Kimber Withrow of Bluford takes a lunch order from Hisayo Matsumoto, an economic researcher for the Consulate General, during the luncheon.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)

RLC Culinary Arts student Kimber Withrow of Bluford takes a lunch order from Hisayo Matsumoto, an economic researcher for the Consulate General, during the luncheon.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
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