Des Plaines, IL. May Embrace 'Main Street' Concept

Des Plaines, IL, may rebuild part of its downtown with a "Main Street" feel.

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January 18, 2002, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Des Plaines business leaders are endorsing an ambitious design for rebuilding a large portion of the city's downtown that reflects a new trend toward a so-called Main Street feel. After almost two years of talking, city leaders now have an idea of how the redevelopment, anchored by a 42,000-square-foot food store, would look and fit into an area just north of the Union Pacific train tracks and southeast of River Road. The two-phase project also includes new retail shops, 50 new condominiums and a new street connecting it all."

Thanks to Chris Clair

FULL STORY: 'Main Street' plan unveiled

Thursday, January 17, 2002 in Daily Herald

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