Friday, November 21, 2008 East Central Illinois

Residents begin campaigns to save Kickapoo State Park

By Pam G. Dempsey
Thursday, September 4, 2008 6:59 AM CDT

DANVILLE – The governor's plan to close Kickapoo State Park this year has sparked a groundswell of protests among area residents and visitors alike – including one from an 11-year-old girl.

Ryce Tuggle, a sixth-grade student at Oakwood Elementary School, is one of several hundred people fighting to keep the state park open and has planned an informational picket and walk for Saturday to raise support.

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