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John "Mike" Henry Launches Carbondale, IL Mayoral Campaign

Mike Henry Campaign Headquarters to Open in Carbondale

As lawmakers gather in Springfield to attempt to hammer out a budget deal, several school districts in Southern Illinois face the possibility that they will not open this fall if Illinois fails to approve education funding.

When the late James and Rosemary “Dee” Childress became high school sweethearts in Carterville in the 1940’s, they did not know their relationship would be so successful it would enable them to make a $1.5 million bequest to the John A. Logan Foundation. But that is exactly what happened.

The men and woman of IATSE 421 are riggers, part of the invisible army of men and women who for the last 20 years have insured the entertainment at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds runs without a hitch.

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Renovated from mercantile to brewpub, St. Nicholas Landmark makes its mark with the building's storied history