Illinois student used a personal injury as inspiration to start a new business Sep 28, 2018 12:30 pm by Patch.comIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Patch.com (Sept. 28) Mark Van de Avont using Illinois’ iVenture Accelerator for student startups to build his company HexNest, aiming to create tumbling mats that are safer, more affordable Share on Facebook Tweet Email