MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) – There may be nothing worse for a mayor than to have to retract the good news he’s given his constituents. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens had to do that after announcing that Murphysboro State Park and Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area would open Friday with a relaxed statewide stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s revised order does allow for re-opening some state parks, but not the ones Stephens publicized. Stephens said his initial conversations were with Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials who consulted the wrong list of outdoor areas set to re-open.
