SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Connect Illinois, a non-profit organization that includes partnerships with Southern Illinois University, Man-Tra-Con, and Connected Nation, on Thursday announced Drew Clark as its new Executive Director.

Customers without Lights Asked to Call MARION, Ill., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Despite another round of severe weather that moved across Southern Illinois early this morning, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) will have the lights back on by late tonight for nearly all the 68,800 homes and businesses that lost power when the inland hurricane raced across the region. "Tomorrow, we will be handling any remaining isolated outages as well as turning service back on for our customers who have completed repairs to their facilities," said John Barud, AIU manager of Division VI.

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By Scott Richardson Conservation World is one of the big draws to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield through Aug. 17.