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Jonesboro (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a city in Union County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,821 at the 2010 census, a decline from 1,853 in 2000. It is the county seat of Union County. [3] The city is known for being tied to its close neighbor Anna, together known as Anna-Jonesboro.
In 1987, brothers Ramiro and Antonio Aguas opened the first La Bamba restaurant near the main campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [18] [4] [11] Named for the song of the same name, [3] it expanded into a franchise family-owned by La Bamba Mexican Restaurants Group, [12] [19] which had at least 27 locations [4] [20] in the central states with plans of possible expansion ...
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 17,244. [1] Its county seat is Jonesboro. [2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Jonesboro Community Consolidated School District #43, often known as Jonesboro Elementary School District, is an elementary and middle school district headquartered in Jonesboro, Illinois. It operates Jonesboro Elementary School (JES).
Jonesboro flourished into the 1850s, but the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad posed a new challenge: the company's engineers requested a plat map of the community, but none being furnished, they bypassed the county seat by a mile, and the new community of Anna was established between Jonesboro and the railroad line.
The Black Sheep 10 Year Anniversary Show. The Black Sheep Cafe was an all ages music venue in Springfield, Illinois. The Black Sheep opened for its first shows in September 2005, and since then has become a notable venue in the Springfield, Illinois music scene. [1] The venue was a drug and alcohol free space and was also entirely volunteer-ran.
St. Paulus Evangelisch Lutherischen Gemeinde (also called Kornthal Church or Kornthal Union County Memorial Church) is a historic Lutheran church in Jonesboro, Illinois. The church was built by immigrants from Austria, who settled in the Jonesboro area in 1852. Architect Charles Fettinger, one of the settlers, designed the church.
As of the 2020 census [2] there were 9,434 people, 4,046 households, and 2,571 families residing in the township. The population density was 254.73 inhabitants per square mile (98.35/km 2).