Hanaford is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 327 at the 2010 census.
Thompsonville is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census.
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 661 at the 2010 census.
Brookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. The current Mayor of Brookport, Tami Wessel, is one of nine Libertarian mayors in the United States.
Boneyard Creek is a 3.3-mile-long (5.3 km) waterway that drains much of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. It is a tributary of the Saline Branch of the Salt Fork Vermilion River, which is a tributary of the south-flowing Vermilion River and the Wabash River. The creek flows through the northern sections of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The newsletter of the university's ACM chapter is Banks of the Boneyard, named after the creek.
Earl Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,595 and it contained 1,142 housing units.
Freedom Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 663 and it contained 265 housing units.
Waltham Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 446 and it contained 200 housing units.
Lawndale Township is located in McLean County, Illinois, east of Lexington, northwest of Colfax, and southeast of Chenoa. As of the 2010 census, its population was 158 and it contained 74 housing units. Lawndale Cemetery is located on 2550 North Road. At least part of the township is within the area of the proposed Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm to be developed by Horizon Wind Energy.
Metro Lakeland is a name that was coined in the 1960s for an area of southern Illinois that is centered on the intersections of Interstate 57, Interstate 24, and Illinois Route 13 — a four-lane east-west highway connecting the communities of Murphysboro, Carbondale, Carterville, Herrin, Marion, and Harrisburg. Metro Lakeland was defined as Jackson, Williamson, Franklin, Saline, and Perry counties, with a combined population of approximately 210,000. Carbondale, Herrin, and Marion are the key urban areas, with a combined city-proper population of over 65,000 Carbondale, the site of Southern Illinois University, is the region's largest city. Metro Lakeland is about 88 miles (142 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, or 120 miles (190 km) by Interstate highway.
Freeburg Community High School is a high school located in Freeburg, Illinois, United States. It is controlled by the Freeburg Community High School District #77.
Highland Park is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Benton Public Library serves the town of Benton, Illinois, and the residents of the Benton Public Library District. The library is located on South Main Street in Benton. The library has been located at this address for over 80 years, and has operated in the current building since 2005.
Southern Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 10 South, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. Its name is generic as there have never been any large communities or trade centers within it, though it is home to Pulley's Mill. The most well-known institution that lies within the precinct is the United States Penitentiary, Marion, which lies in the north-central part of the precinct. The Lake of Egypt Dam is also located in the Precinct, as is the northwestern part of the lake itself. The 2010 census reported a population of 3,273 inhabitants in Southern Precinct. The nearest city is Marion, Illinois, not far to its north-northeast.
Lake Creek Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 8 South, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. It is named for Lake Creek. The largest community within the precinct is Johnston City, Illinois.
Benton Consolidated High School (BCHS) is a public high school located in Benton, Illinois, United States. The campus is located in a city setting on Benton's east side.
Lauer is an unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Limedale is an unincorporated community in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building in central Benton, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1874 to replace an older structure that could no longer serve the county's needs, it is the fourth building to serve as a courthouse for Franklin County.
