Illinois' Historic 18th Congressional District
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois, from July 16-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL) talked about the historic political figures who have ties to Illinois' 18th congressional district, inclu… read more
Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL) talked about the historic political figures who have ties to Illinois' 18th congressional district, including Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL), and former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Representative LaHood, Ray LaHood’s eldest son, began serving the district after a special election in 2015.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Peoria, Illinois, from July 16-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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