The road south to the state capital shows lost jobs with more feared. The Route 66 Lincoln Parkway intersecting with Fifth Street Road shows an abundance of local investment and jobs. Going south, the empty LDC grounds can be seen at center left, with the prisons near the top of the picture. A town hall meeting is being held Wednesday evening to rally support for prison employees whose jobs are in jeopardy due to impending state layoffs.

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• City: New alderwoman approved; mayor urges attendance at meeting to support prison workers; Sheridan Street to get stop signs at Williamette; and more

• Chamber leader invites community to Wednesday's town hall
  Over 100 local prison jobs set to be axed

• AFSCME, Illinois state employees' union, urges Quinn to drop layoffs

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