Du Quoin Fair parade opens with locals and entries
At the Du Quoin State Fair the twilight parade features 130 entries with politicians making up less than 20. Gov Blagojevich to cut the ribbon. Gray, an 81 year old former congressman, rides in a Cadillac golf cart while Forby walks the route. Other entrants include a motorized picnic table, a haunted hearse and marching bands as crowds gather for the fairgrounds events and George Jones concert.
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Gray
Congress
du Quoin
Forby
Roger Brand
Brand
Chicago
Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
MotoMart
George Jones
First Heat
Du Quoin State Fair Weekend Highlights and Events
Du Quoin State Fair schedule outlines opening ribbon cutting at 5 30 p m, Twilight parade at 7 30 p m, and George Jones concert with remaining tickets. Saturday features Ag Expo from 9 a m, antique tractor pull, livestock contests, DCFS picnic, pon pon at Midway, free entertainment tent, Lit and Drowning Pool concert, and Lost Boys show. Sunday offers midweek midway performances, ARCA Truck Series main event at the Magic Mile, Smile contest, Church Night with Lou Brock, and Shooter Jennings at the grandstand.
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Midway Avenue
Lit
Drowning Pool
Grandstand
Veterans Free Entertainment
Expo Hall
Lou Brock
Shooter Jennings
FEMA Denial Prompts Illinois Appeal Over Storm Damage
Mount Vernon leaders plan a state appeal after FEMA denied individual and public assistance for Jefferson and surrounding counties hit by 100 mph winds and tornadoes. The effort cites hard hit south Mount Vernon and low incomes, with 1,107 damaged homes and 150 power poles down. The state has 30 days to file, and reassessment will follow if the appeal succeeds.
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FEMA
Jim Brown
Mount Vernon
Brown
Jefferson County
Keene
James McIntyre
McIntyre
Rod Blagojevich
Jefferson
Washington, St. Clair
Madison
Clinton Counties
Blagojevich
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Metro East
Bush Administration
Illinois
St. Clair
Clinton
Washington
Patti Thompson
St. Clair County
Madison County
Clinton County
Pluto Reclassified as Dwarf Planet Sparks Student Debate
Astronomers vote to redefine planets prompting protests from Hannah Edwards and Clark. Teachers lament loss of the mnemonic My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas as Pluto shifts to dwarf planet status and new class small solar system bodies broadens the orbital family.
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Hannah Edwards
Pluto
Clark
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Northern Ireland
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Associated Press
Shawneelink
Walt Disney Fame
Oneclig
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Dillard’s
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