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From 1974 to 1989 he was owner and president of Automotive Wholesale, an auto parts store in Macomb and Monmouth. In 1985 he became president of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce. The next year he managed the race of Democrat George Lipper in the 95th district against Republican incumbent Kent Slater. Lipper, who received no outside help, lost.
Macomb / m ə ˈ k oʊ m / is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. [4] It is situated in western Illinois, about 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Peoria. [5] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,051, [3] down 22% from 19,288 in 2010. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.
In addition to hosting visitors to Macomb, the hotel housed several local businesses and hosted community meetings and the Macomb Chamber of Commerce. The hotel was the city's preferred hotel and community meeting place until the 1950s, when the automobile's rise took away the railroad traffic which gave the hotel much of its business.
Teaming with Western Illinois University, the City of Macomb and WIU's Illinois Small Business Development Center will be bringing entrepreneurs and new businesses into Macomb.
Macomb Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502 and it contained 248 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502 and it contained 248 housing units.
The name Forgottonia was created by Jack Horn, son of civically minded Coca-Cola regional bottler Frank "Pappy" Horn; John Armstrong, Macomb Chamber of Commerce board member; and Neil Gamm, a Vietnam war veteran turned Western Illinois University theater student.
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Macomb have ranged from a low of 13 °F (−11 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −30 °F (−34 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 113 °F (45 °C) was recorded in August 1934.
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