Mother Jones Monument rededication set for June 20

Mt. Olive, IL – The renovated Mother Jones Monument will be rededicated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 as part of the 150^th anniversary of the city of Mt. Olive.

The event will include music, refreshments and speakers including state Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill).

RESTORATION

The restoration effort began in 2013 – collecting $68,000 in donations and a state tourism grant of $43,000 for repairs and improvements.

The Union Miners Perpetual Care Association is continuing to solicit donations for the effort. Anyone who gives $500 or more by June 20 will be recognized on a plaque at the monument, and all donations will be noted in the rededication program booklet.

Donations can be sent to Mother Jones Monument Fund, Illinois AFL-CIO, 534 S. 2^nd St., Springfield, IL, 62701.

MUSEUM

Meanwhile, work continues on a new city hall in Mt. Olive that will include a Mother Jones museum to help tell the story of the famous labor leader of the late 1800s and early 1900s.

For more information, contact Amy Rueff of the Illinois AFL-CIO at (217) 492-2633 or Amy.Rueff@ilafl-cio.org.