SOUTHERN ILLINOI (WBC/DANA COMM. ) — The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association just announced the start of the initial round of voting for Makers Madness, a bracket- stye tournament in which voters across the state will decide which product is The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.

While you can find the full list of 311 products nominated at www.makersmadnessil.com, officials have released a list of products nominated from southern Illinois.

Voting continues and a winner will be announced on March 24.

City/Town Product Manufacturer
Ridgway Dinger Baseball bats Dinger
Benton DTH Drill Bits Mincon Rockdrills USA
Carbondale 40 Below Joe Beaded Distribution
Carbondale COVID-19 Specimen Shippers COM-PAC
Carbondale INTEGRA Pre-Zippered Roll Stock COM-PAC
Carbondale Promask Painter’s Tape Intertape Polymer Group
Carterville AM Transformers Amerag
Du Quoin Insulated Power Cable Prysmian Group
Ina Uncle Joe’s BBQ Sauce Uncle Joe’s
Marion Sunroof Aisin
Mount Vernon Tires Continental Tire
Mount Vernon Modular Elevators Phoenix Modular Elevator
Pittsburgh Steel US Steel
Wolf Lake Dynamite Dyno Nobel