HARRISBURG, IL (KFVS) - In honor of the Weeks Act, Shawnee National Forest will host a free lecture.

The Weeks Act was signed by President William Taft on March 1, 1911. The legislation was proposed by Congressman John Weeks of Massachusetts. It set aside more than 20 million acres of eastern national forest land which in turn launched major conservation efforts.

On October 18th, Mary McCorvie, a Forest Archeologist, will lead a free lecture called "Suitable Only for Treecrops - A History of the Shawnee National Forest" at Morris Library's Guyon Auditorium in Carbondale. It will run from 7:00-8:00 p.m. McCorvie will present the same lecture on October 20th at the Shawnee National Forest Headquarters office in Harrisburg.

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - In September, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission held compliance checks around the state and visited 252 businesses licensed to sell liquor.

The ILCC said they cited 68 licenses for violations of liquor control laws and that 73 percent of the licenses visited complied with Illinois liquor laws and refused to serve underage customers.

According to the ILCC, on September 15 an ILCC Special Agent helped the ISP District 22 conduct a "Back to School" underage compliance check at 20 businesses in Massac and Union Counties.

Three businesses in Union County failed the check. They include:

• Bob's Tavern - 122 East Davie Street in Anna, Ill.
• Bluefish Liquor and Cigars - 153 East Vienna Street in Anna, Ill.
• Casey's General Store - 202 East Vienna Street in Anna, Ill.

Other businesses in Southern Illinois the ILCC says failed the check were in Massac County.