Redistricting map splits Perry County amid political debate
The Legislative Redistricting Commission approved a plan that fractures Perry County into two districts. Republicans and Democrats clash over the practice, with lawmakers arguing whether single or multiple representatives better serve local communities, and recalling past maps that split counties for partisan advantage.
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Legislative Redistricting Commission
Perry County
Mike Bost
Murphysboro
U.S. Congress
Senate
Charles A
Chuck” Hartke
D-Teutopolis
Effingham
Frank Watson
Greenville
John O. Jones
Mount Vernon
Watson
Henry County
Bureau County
Whiteside County
Henry
Bureau
Whiteside
Hamilton
White
Saline
Gallatin
David Phelps
Larry Woolard
Illinois House
Congress
Contact Springfield Bureau Chief Anthony Man
The message lists the Springfield bureau chief contact details for Anthony Man. Mail Statehouse Press Room Springfield Illinois 62706. Phone and fax numbers and an email address are provided for press communication.
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Springfield
Anthony Man
Statehouse Press Room
Ill
Anthony
Man
Lee
Birthdays Listed For Early October Names
October birthday list includes Gary Woodard Linda Walker Nathan Baker Jaycey Liebenrood Matt Tain Robert Rennison oe Rennison E.J. Byassee pagel Jaycey Liebenrood Oct 7 Oct 4 David Gulley Oct 1 list spans multiple days with several names and dates.
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Gary Woodard
Linda Walker
Oe Rennison
E.J. Byassee Pagel
Nathan Baker
Robert Rennison
Jaycey Liebenrood
Matt Tain
David Gulley
Past to Present Festival Showcases 100-Year Southern Illinois Life
In Harrisburg Saline County the Past to Present Festival drew about 3,000 daily attendees at the Saline County Fairgrounds. Demonstrations included salt making from springs near Equality, antique tractors, and 1800s to early 1900s crafts. Local residents highlighted preserving Southern Illinois heritage and the event’s 13 year run since moving from the Pioneer Village to the fairgrounds.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Illinois
Saline County Fairgrounds
Southern
Barb Lambert
Lambert
Pioneer Village
Paul Mickey
Rochester
Equality
Mickey
Gerald Davis
Raleigh
Norman Boatright
Homewood
Marie
Norman
4-H members send letters to military personnel
Jackson County 4-H groups mailed over 2,500 letters to troops for the holidays last year. Angie Kuehl notes a larger need this winter as soldiers remain away from home and funding is tight. The Letters come through the Friends of Our Troops program based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Angie Kuehl
Friends of Our Troops
Fayetteville
N.C
Kids forecast the weather during Weather Night at Lewis School
Linda Rush reports that Channel 3 will air live weather forecasts from Carbondale's Lewis School on Tuesday evening. Meteorologist Jim Raser will be present while students provide the data from their daily classroom weather journals and a large hallway weather chart guides the activity.
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Channel 3
Carbondale
Lewis School
Jim Raser
Lewis
Ste Genevieve preserves French Colonial past in Missouri
The Ste Genevieve area preserves a remarkable French colonial townscape with buildings dating back to the 1700s. Site administrator Jim Baker notes the town, once moved in 1785 due to Mississippi River floods, is the best preserved historic community on the west bank and a quiet getaway near Southern Illinois.
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Ste. Genevieve, Mo
Ste. Genevieve
Missouri
Hannibal
Illinois
Jim Baker
Felix Valle State Historic Site
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Baker
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