MACOMB—Sugar Grove resident Jodi Blatner and Elburn resident Michael Svoboda each earned a Bachelor of Science degree recently at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Ill.

Blatner earned a degree in health services management, while Svoboda earned a degree in geography.

Nearly 500 students earned academic degrees after the 2009 summer semester at Western Illinois University’s Macomb and Quad Cities campuses and through extended studies.