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Paris is an east-central Illinois county seat where music centers on school bands, church choirs, and county fair shows, with the Champaign-Urbana college scene the nearest larger market.
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Paris is an east-central Illinois county seat where music centers on school bands, church choirs, and county fair shows, with the Champaign-Urbana college scene the nearest larger market.
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Paris is a small east-central Illinois county seat where music centers on school bands, church choirs, and county fair events. Champaign-Urbana and Terre Haute musicians sometimes drive in for small performances.
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