Ran into a reader of the blog yesterday who had spent a couple of hours traipsing up Illinois and the downtown side streets. They said they had counted 18 empty storefronts in the downtown area. I can think of 4 between Walnut and Oak, not counting the offices of Marsha Ryan. Now that she has retired, her office building is up for sale.
Add empty rental properties and if
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Carbondale is the new Cairo, IL!