CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The CEO of a longtime Champaign nonprofit is being honored statewide.

Amy Brown of the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club is the 2025 Illinois CEO of the year. The club credits Brown for starting programs like the peer mediation group where teens learn how to better handle conflict with each other.

Brown said this honor speaks to more than just her personal work, and it's also a testament to her teams' contributions.

"It always feels awkward, I think, to receive award when you really know that you're not the only one that did award all the work," Brown said. "And so many people really have done all the things that have helped us to where we are. We won two national awards this year here at the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, and that's a real big deal. And it's becau

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