Marion growth fuels new development and cooperation
Marion touts a rapid growth phase driven by teamwork among the mayor, city council, chamber, school district, and state agencies. The Illinois Centre area attracts new projects like SIU Credit Union and South Pointe Bank, with homes rising in upscale subdivisions. Officials credit the mall’s location for spurring commerce and note housing increasingly targets managers and executives as the city seeks to sustain expansion.
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Marion
Jack Schultz
United States
Bob Campbell
Regional Economic Development Corporation
Aisin Manufacturing
Campbell
Phemister
Kokopelli
Morningside
Hunters Row
Butler
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Illinois
Mall expansion fuels Carbondale retail boom and food court debut
At University Mall in Carbondale the food court nears completion amid rising occupancy from 65 percent to 90 percent in two years. Five new restaurants open this month and a sixth later, with plans for a sit down restaurant, Panera Bread and Christopher & Banks joining, plus national chains attracting shoppers from the St. Louis metro area.
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Carbondale
Tindall
Gloria Jean's
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Science Center
African American Museum of Southern Ilinois
Times Square
Denise Gilliam
du Quoin
University Mall
Chance
Chandra
Chelsea
Gilliam
J.C. Penney
Gloria Jean’s
European Café
Bath & Body
Loree Gottschalk
Cambria
Eva Pregowski
Konrad
Pregowski
Pregowskis
Lotus Express
Kelly’s
Christopher & Banks
Panera Bread
Bed Bath & Beyond
Village Crafts
Michael
Old Navy
St. Louis
SIUC free speech zone debate grows at SIUC campus
SIUC students question the free speech zone outside Anthony Hall as protests target removing the late night snack vendor Munchie Man Rochman. Chancellor Wendler may consider a new free forum area while overpass work continues. Local AC LU figures defend open forums and warn against content-based suppression.
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Free Forum
Torney
SIUC
James
Rochman
Brush Towers
Rob Taylor
Anthony Hall
U.S. 51
Walter Wendler
Ed Yohnka
American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Mark Schneider
ACLU
Schneider
University of California-Los Angeles
Richard Fedder
Carbondale
Fedder
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