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ROCHELLE, IL - Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, broke ground on the future site of Willis Senior Lofts, an affordable housing development for lower-income seniors in Ogle County, during a ceremony with community leaders and financing partners. The 60-unit property represents LACs second new construction deal in Illinois. Willis Senior Lofts will serve residents aged 55 and older, with 45 units restricted to households earning...

/PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, broke ground this week on the future site of...

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WTVO) — Rochelle broke ground on a new joint training facility for firefighters. Rochelle Fire Department and the Ogle-Lee Fire District have been working hand-in-hand with the city to create the first training facility the firefighters can call their own. “Our job as a city is to make sure that our firefighters and […]

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The company is redeveloping two buildings into a new facility that will create up to 150 jobs.

Gov. JB Pritzker visited the ‘Hub City’ on Thursday afternoon. Pritzker was in town visiting Kennay Farms Distilling with a film crew in tow. He recognized the distillery for its work early in the COVID-19 pandemic when it adapted to making hand sanitizer rather than spirits. A member of Pritzker’s video team reached out to Kennay Farms Owner Rick Kennay and asked in the days before to set up a tour and interview, Aubrey Quinn, in charge of marketing at the distillery, said. “It was ...