Current village leaders say there's never been more momentum for improvement than now, and a detailed land use plan maps out the optimistic future they're working toward.
Village Manager Joyce Powdrill has big plans to make Memorial Field the centerpiece of a new village hub. One of the goals is to attract more residents and businesses to grow the tax base. But many of the other projects in this Community Makeover are focused on current residents.
Lincoln Heights is celebrating 75 years since officially incorporating as a village. But seven decades of declining resources and denials have the county have taken a toll on the majority Black community.