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Council 31 Save Pontiac Rally

Date:Wed, Nov 19, 2008
Time:02:30 PM
Location:
Illinois AFL-CIO
534 S. Second Street
Springfield, IL
Event Type: Rallies and Actions
Description:

AFSCME Council 31 is sponsoring a "March on the Capitol!" in Springfield on Wednesday, November 19. There will be a rally at Illinois AFL-CIO, 534 S. Second Street, Springfield at 2:30 followed by a march to the Capitol, a few blocks away. The intent is to let Governor Blagojevich know that residents of Pontiac say "no!" to closing the Correctional Center.

A free bus will leave from Pontiac -- to reserve a seat, call Sen. Dan Rutherford's Office at 815-842-3632, Pontiac City Hall at 815-844-3396, Pontiac Chamber of Commerce at 815-844-5131, or AFSCME Local 494 at 815-844-7188. Buses leave the Pontiac Rec-Plex, 2104 Old Airport Road, Pontiac at 11:30 AM.