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Hoffman Estates will receive a $500,000 matching state grant to help fund $1 million in planned investments at the Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green, including concessions and restroom upgrades.
The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater will receive a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Planned improvements will not preclude future site development
Naper Settlement has been selected to receive a $187,003 state tourism grant.
The woman who invented the game that eventually became Monopoly was born in Macomb. The community plans to honor her and celebrate that connection by developing the world’s largest Monopoly board on its courthouse square.