Nearly $55 million in state grants is being awarded to 111 parks throughout Illinois. The grants will help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities.
Thanks to the initiative of an Illinois-based engineering company, two small towns in Southern Illinois received over $1 million in grant money to improve their parks.
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