Burris Tours Southern Illinois CHICAGO, IL (wsiu) - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is embarking on a three-day tour of southern Illinois to discuss the national recession's impact on the region.

Burris is scheduled to stop Monday for a briefing at Scott Air Force Base in Mascoutah, near St. Louis. From there, he'll begin the tour at a ground breaking ceremony for Mascoutah High School.

Burris will make a third stop at the Centralia House Restaurant in his hometown of Centralia. The tour will continue with visits to Carbondale and Harrisburg on Tuesday and Alton, Edwardsville and Granite City on Wednesday.

Burris says he wants to talk to people about ways to bring prosperity back to the area.

The senator's tour comes even as an investigation into whether he committed perjury before a State House committee continues.
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