Southern Illinois Regional Chamber Luncheon held at Carterville Community Center on September 19.

The Southern Illinois Regional Chamber Luncheon was held on Tuesday, September 19 at 11:30 a.m. at the Carterville Community Center. The event included recognition of Southern Business Journal's 2017 Leaders Among Us, sponsored by The Southern Illinoisan, and the kickoff of the 2017 Shop Southern Illinois Campaign! Representatives from 13 local Chambers were in attendance. 

Jennifer Buckley with the Herrin Chamber of Commerce spoke about the Shop Southern Illinois Campaign. For more information about the Shop Southern Illinois Program and how YOU could win prizes just for shopping locally, click here!

Tom English, Executive Editor of the Southern Illinoisan, hosted the event . Craig Rogers, Publisher of the Southern Illinoisan, handed out the award plaques to the winners.

The winners of the Southern Business Journal's 2017 Leaders Among Us are:

• Suzanne Baker 
• Nancy Brown
• Darrell Bryant
• Jon Davey
• Ron Ferguson
• Peter Gregory
• Kevin Hunsperger
• Justin Jeffers
• Steven Pate
• Sandra Ripley
• Susan Whitemountain

For more detailed information about the winners click here.

Photos from the Southern Illinois Regional Chamber Luncheon