Elgin Gets State Money To Revitalize Riverfront

By Anna Deem in News on Oct 10, 2010 6:30PM

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It appears that Illinois isn't lacking in money at all as Elgin Mayor Ed Schock announced this week that Elgin would be receiving a grant of $8 million in state money to help revive its riverfront. Schock told the Chicago Tribune that "the money will enable [his] city to push ahead with a long-planned project along the Fox River." There is also hope that it will lead to other development projects.

The River Edge Redevelopment grant comes from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital program, which is run by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. In addition to Elgin, Rockford, Aurora, and East St. Louis have also been approved as River Edge Redevelopment Zones.

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