MEMO: MARION NOW IN MAIN STREET PROGRAM

Marion, Ill., has been accepted into the organizational phase of the Illinois Main Street Program.

Marion, located along Interstate 57 near the Route 13 intersection in Southern Illinois, joins a number of Illinois communities -- including Carbondale and Murphysboro -- in the Main Street Program.

Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood, who chairs the Illinois Main Street Council, recently announced that Marion, Springfield, Taylorville, Aledo, Waukegan and Elgin have been accepted into the program.