Cardinals' 2006 World Series trophy to visit Illinois

The Cardinals' 2006 World Series trophy will be available for viewing today (Thursday, May 17, 2007) at the Capitol in downtown Springfield, IL.

The schedule is as follows:

11:30am Senate Floor

12:00pm Cardinals President Mark Lamping remarks in Senate
Senate schedule for today.

2-4pm Trophy will be available for viewing by public on the first floor of the South Wing of the Capitol.

I don't understand why the Senate is hosting an out of state sports trophy, but I guess someone there is a Cardinals fan.

The Illinois Senate website is at:

http://www.ilga.gov

A similar event was held for the White Sox in 2005.