Historic Illinois home of Paul Powell, the 'Shoebox Scandal' politician, faces sale as trust funds dwindle

Paul Powell, a powerful figure in southern Illinois politics, left behind $800,000 in cash in the "Shoebox Scandal."Powell established a $250,000 trust that sustained his legacy for over half a century.The trust, which maintains Powell's birthplace as a museum in Vienna, is running dry, and the home is likely to be sold. Paul Powell, the

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