Today's events and local happenings in Murphysboro Carbondale and Du Quoin
Open microphone at Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café starts nine tonight on Chestnut Street Murphysboro free. Old Time Contra Dance at Murphysboro Community Center 8 to 11 with no partner costume or experience required four dollars. Bats multimedia by Bob White at Unitarian Church Carbondale 7 30 p.m. Little Egypt Baseball Association meets Creal Springs Fire Station seven p.m. Health tests at Kroger Du Quoin ten to five nominal fee. Driving review at Gold Plate Senior Center Du Quoin noon thirty to two thirty free.
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Murphysboro
The
Friends of Traditional Music and Dance
Local government and school board meetings schedule
A list of multiple public meetings in Illinois towns including Mount Vernon Murphysboro Carbondale Red Bud and Herrin. Entities include government libraries village boards township and ZBA with times ranging from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. on various dates at locations like 101 S Seventh St Archway 2751 W Main St and 3232 S Park Ave.
Carbondale Diner to Add Margaritas and Licenses
Carbondale leaders approved liquor licenses for The Corner Diner and Bid Boy's Q'n City as plans unfold. Corner Diner owner Joseph Suarez aims to rename the cafe to Poblano Grill and expand Mexican dinners on Thursday through Saturday nights as patrons notice the menu.
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Carbondale
Bid Boy’s
Joseph Suarez
Poblano Grill
Suarez
Mexico
Liquor Licenses OKd for Two Carbondale Restaurants
The Carbondale city council will weigh a liquor license request for a new bar at 600 S Illinois Ave the former Forbidden City site. Corner Diner at College St and S Illinois Ave also awaits license approval as Mugsy McGuires plans a second unit with separate entrance and live bands.
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College Street
South
Illinois Avenue
Bid Boy
Q’n
Donald C. Arberger
S. Illinois Ave
Arberger
Carbondale
Matt Maier
Homebuyers Program helps single mom attain own home in Marion
Ellen Waldron describes moving from a small rental in Hurst to home ownership at 321 S 18th St through the Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless Homebuyers Program. The group matches low income families with homes needing repair and guides them toward ownership. Contact 993-0094 for information.
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Herrin
S. 18Th St
Hurst
Ellen Waldron
Waldron
Carterville
Dairy Queen
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois Coalition For the Homeless
Marion Group
Murphysboro mayor, shop owners reach paraphernalia pact
Mayor Ron Williams and the owners of One Stop Smoke Shop on East Walnut in Murphysboro reached a compromise after legal review showed one hitters and similar devices can be legal. The store agreed to pull paraphernalia products in the interests of the community following a city council discussion.
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Murphysboro
Ron Williams
Williams
E. Walnut
Austin Riggio
Amoco
Tim Legere
Riggio
Mike Wepsiec
Brownsville's fading memory in Jackson County history
Ren Gelman recalls Brownsville, once the Jackson County seat, its 1817 incorporation, bustling salt industry led by Dr. Conrad Will, and its decline after the 1843 courthouse fire. With records lost, historians rely on recollections to reconstruct a once prominent frontier town near Murphysboro.
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Illinois Territorial
Jackson County
Brownsville
Illinois
Kaskaskia
Shawneetown
Big Muddy River
Murphysboro
John W. Allen
Jacob Brown
Thomas C. Browne
Will W. Husband
Ava
John Sorrell
John W.D. “Dink” Wright
Jackson County Historical Society
Husband
Salt Springs
Big Muddy
Conrad Will
Doc Will
Will
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Mississippi
New Orleans
John Logan
John A. Logan
Memorial Day
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Mungo Jerry's
Chestnut St
Free
Bob White
Unitarian Church
University Avenue
Elm Street
Donna Ayers
Little Egypt Baseball Association
Creal Springs
Kroger
du Quoin
Jack Crelling
SIUC
Lombard Cafe
N. 14Th St
Meeting of
Southern Illinois Mensa
Gold Plate Senior Center
U.S. 51
C.E. Brehm Memorial Library Board
S. Seventh St
Mount Vernon
Elk Township Board
Jackson County Mental Health
Archway
W. Main St
Jefferson County Building and Inventory Committee
Murphysboro School Board
Murphysboro Township
P.m
Walnut St
Zoning Board of Appeals
N. 12Th St
New
Simpson Hill
Tunnel Hill
Red Bud
Bloom St
Royalton
Williamson County 911 Board
S. Park Ave
Mugsy McGuire’s Bar & Grill
Main St
Mugsy’s
Detais
Mayor House
Ren
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
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