Solar Eclipse Is Big Business For Illinois
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
People from worldwide are converging on Southern Illinois today to witness a total eclipse of the sun. I will be among that crowd.
We booked our hotel late, as in a couple months ago. The closest, in fact, the only room we could find was at a Best Western in Paducah, Kentucky, for nearly $400 a night.
Every hotel in Southern Illinois was booked solid. Carbondale, Illinois, home of Southern Illinois University is one of the big beneficiaries.