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Funding for the Special Places Project provided by:

 

 

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Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

 

The I&M Canal Special Places Advocates Network, is a team of dedicated volunteers committed to preserving, protecting, expanding and connecting the special places throughout the corridor so that they continue to serve as quality of life, educational, tourism, and economic development assets. Network groups are organized by county and meet on a monthly basis.

 

Cook County
Regular meeting: third Wednesday
Meeting location: Old Village Hall, 8156 Archer Avenue, Willow Springs
Current Project: Confluence Site

Grundy County
Regular meeting: second Wednesday
Meeting location: Morris Public Library, 604 Liberty Street, Morris
Current Projects: Preservation Lecture Series

LaSalle County
Regular meeting: fourth Thursday
Meeting location: Reddick Mansion, 100 W. Lafayette Street, Ottawa Current Projects: Marseilles Swing Bridge, Ottawa Lateral Canal

Will County
Regular meeting: second Thursday
Meeting location: Norton Building, 201 W. 10th Street, Lockport
Current Project: “Lockport Loop” Trail

For more information about the Special Places project please contact us by phone at 815-588-1100 or e-mail us.

Links to Informational Resource Documents
All documents are in PDF format and require Acrobat Reader.
You may download it from the following link if necessary.

 

“The image of a community is key to its economic well-being. People decide where to live, vacation and shop based upon how places look. That is why it is important for canal towns to emphasize and preserve their unique qualities.” Ed McMahon, The Conservation Fund

"Comprehensive planning and zoning is not telling people what to do, rather it is determining what we value and creating a set of expectations for development that meets those values."
Clyde Forrest, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois

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