THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE - Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes will deliver a keynote address Wednesday, April 23 at an event on the Illinois budget, its pressures and priorities.

Hynes will speak at 9:10 a.m. in the Student Center Ballroom D at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The event is sponsored by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the Donors Forum.

Following Hynes' address a panel discussion will take place.

Free registration is required and can be made by calling Christina Rich at 618-453-4078 or clrich@siu.edu.