COMMUNITY

Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. has a community investment program with two main components: charitable giving and support for a wide variety of local and national organizations.

GOLFING FOR CAMP O

September 30, 2023 – Over 80 people representing 22 teams participated on an unseasonably warm day in the 28th Annual Camp Ondessonk Golf Benefit held at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville.  Korte & Luitjohan’s founder,…

HUNDREDS OF YOUNGSTERS ATTEND TOUCH-A-TRUCK

September 30, 2023 - Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. participates in a few Touch-a-Truck events each year.  None is bigger than the one hosted by Edwardsville Township at its community park.  Several hundred young folks attend the…

KL OFFERS SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR KIDS

August 8, 2023 - K & L is offering a new outreach program to area youth. Construction Time is a 40-minute program that includes the reading of construction-themed books, a discussion on construction jobs, and a chance to try on real construction…

K & L Supports Youth Construction Camp

June 12, 2023 - Middle school and high school students from various school districts, including Highland, participated the week of June 25-16 in the Madison County Regional Office of Education’s Construction Camp. This is the third year for…

K & L PROVIDES HELP FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME

June 9, 2023 - Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. (K & L) recently partnered with Operating Engineers Local 520 to donate carpenters and laborers to a foundation pour at the latest Habitat for Humanity house in Collinsville.  Howard…

K & L PARTNERS WITH LEGENDARY LOCAL SPEEDWAY

K & L will be a corporate sponsor of Highland Speedway in 2023, the 62nd consecutive season of racing on the quarter-mile dirt track.  K & L will be sponsoring the new Driver’s Profile Wall, located on the chain-link fence near the…

K & L DONATES TO CARITAS CHRISTMAS DRIVE

Korte & Luitjohan Contractors purchased toys for 10 children in Caritas Family Solution's annual Angel Tree program. K & L employees Traci Albers, Bill Blechinger, Janet Gillespie, John Goldsmith, Lisa Pontious, and Cynthia Simpson did…

K & L SUPPORTS TOY DRIVE IN HILLSDALE, MO

Korte & Luitjohan President Gregg Korte delivered toys November 30th to Hillsdale Demolition & Contracting for their 1st Annual Community Toy Drive. Ley Woods, Hillsdale's general manager, accepted the donation. The company was founded…

CAMP ONDESSONK GOLF SCRAMBLE RAISES BIG DOLLARS

“It’s all for the kids!” The personal motto of Pete Korte, chairman of Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc., in Highland, Illinois rang especially true this year at the Camp Ondessonk 27th Annual Golf Benefit. Thanks to the passion…

Touch a Truck Draws Huge Crowd of Youngsters

It was another successful (and crowded) Touch a Truck at Edwardsville Township Community Park on September 24, 2022. Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. was happy to be a sponsor and participant in the event. Thanks to our Adam Kampwerth…

K & L Sponsors Street Artist

The Highland Chamber of Commerce held another successful Street Art Fest September 17, 2022, on the Highland square. Korte & Luitjohan Contractors and Windows on Broadway partnered to sponsor artist Catie Whitworth, daughter of K & L…

K & L Supports Homestead Harvest Event

In recent years, Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. has assisted with transporting a vintage steam engine to and from the Latzer Homestead in Highland for the annual Homestead Harvest Days.  This year, for the 34th annual event, K &…

K & L SPONSORS ANNUAL GOLF EVENT

Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. were hosts for the 26th Annual Golf Scramble benefiting Camp Ondessonk.  Nestled among nearly 1,000 acres near the Shawnee National Forest, Camp O, as its often called, was founded in 1959 by the Catholic…

Some of the organizations Korte & Luitjohan supports:


  • ISPE – Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
  • Construction Leadership Institute at SIUE
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital of Highland
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Highland School District
  • HACSM – Highland Area Christian Service Ministry
  • GlenEd Food Pantry
  • Relevant Pregnancy Options Center of Highland
  • Fontebella Maternity Shelter
  • Camp Ondessonk
  • Optimists
  • Rotary
  • Knights of Columbus
  • Shriners
  • Special Olympics
  • Walk for Alzheimer’s
  • and many area youth sports organizations…

Please contact us to see how you can help!