End of the Road?With Prison-Closure Date Nearing, Town Begins to Prepare
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › October 28, 2008
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PONTIAC - Brian McSherry said he stands to lose about 30 to 50 accounts at his independent insurance agency in Pontiac if the local prison closes and takes about 600 jobs with it, but he is more concerned with the bigger picture.
"It will be a big blow to the community as the prison has always been a significant employer," he said while working Monday afternoon at McSherry Agency Inc. "I think that a lot of businesses in town will suffer since they are a big clientele to the area, and not just with me in insurance.See the full content of this document
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End of the Road?With Prison-Closure Date Nearing, Town Begins to Prepare
"It will hurt us," he said.
The Illinois Department of Corrections told the prison's unions Friday that the state will close the 137-year-old, maximum-sec...See the full content of this document
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