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WUIS-SJR Business Report The End of Times For Bel-Aire Motel

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Bill Wheelhouse
Published December 16, 2014 at 9:52 AM CST
Route 66 University

Bel-Aire Motel residents caught off guard by demolition announcement on this week's Business Report.

Tim Landis and Bill Wheelhouse also talk about the closing of a century old business in the community and the sales of Road Rangers in the area.
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Illinois Route 66Bel Aire MotelRoad RangerLeBonte Luggage
Bill Wheelhouse
Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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