Southern Illinois is a beautiful area, nestled between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. It is a diverse area, bringing together the best of rural and urban lifestyles.
If you like the great outdoors, you'll love Southern Illinois. With beautiful lakes, great hiking, plentiful wildlife, and four colorful seasons, Southern Illinois gives everyone the chance to see the beauty of God's great creation. Life moves at a different pace around here. There's a "small town" feel throughout the region that makes everyone, even visitors feel like they belong.
Southern Illinois gives you the best of city life without all the traffic and crime. Carbondale and Southern Illinois University provides all the cultural features of a metropolitan city. Both Marion and Carbondale are growing medical centers, recently providing full featured cardiac care units. At the crossroads of I-57 and I-24, Southern Illinois, and particular Marion, is attracting new industry every year. Circuit City and Asin Manufacturing are two new businesses to the area and many more are coming.
From the untouched preserves of the Shawnee National Forest to the expansive growth of communities like Marion and Carbondale, Southern Illinois has a place for everyone.
Herrin sits in the center of Southern Illinois, a bit off the beaten path, but within easy access to Southern Illinois University and Interstate I-57. Although it is a community of only 11,000 people, there are almost 100,000 people living within a thirty minute drive.