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Machesney
Park—Village
of
Located just
10 miles south of Beloit, Wisconsin, within an hour's drive of
Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee, at the crossroads of I-90, I-39, IL
173, and US 20.
Machesney
Park is currently undergoing tremendous retail and residential
growth. The fastest growing corridor in Northern Illinois is located
right in the village. Called
the Gateway District, the corridor at the crossroads of IL 173 and
IL 251 has grown from cornfields to big boxes and restaurants within
the past three years. Menard's, Kohl's, Target, and Home Depot are
located here, as well as specialty stores like EB Games and Goin'
Postal. National and local restaurants include Chili's, Panera
Bread, Quizno's, Qdoba, Papa Murphy's, Steak n' Shake, Jimmy John's,
Happy Wok, KFC, and Long John Silvers. A state-of-the-art 14-Plex
Kerasotes Theater opened April
2005.
The developments along the
corridor are creating a number of infrastructure improvements to
support the increase in traffic. For example, ground was broken on the long-awaited
Perryville Road extension in October and the project will tie into
Swanson Road by the end of the 2005 construction season. In
addition, the state and toll authority are finalizing plans for the
interchange at I-90 and IL 173, as well as the widening 173 to four
lanes.
These projects, along with the
ongoing construction of more than 1,000 homes in the immediate
vicinity, are creating jobs for area residents, improving safety and
traffic flows, and expanding housing and shopping opportunities for
residents in the five-county area.
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