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Plans to revitalize Macomb’s downtown square will soon be sent to the Illinois Department of Transportation for review. The city hopes to get grant money…
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A person who’s spent much of her life in the Macomb area will be responsible for breathing new life into the city’s downtown. The city hired Andrea Keene…
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The annual Christmas event in downtown Macomb is designed to evoke the look and feel of Victorian England.That was especially true this year thanks to the…
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Some Macomb aldermen question whether enough is being done to fill empty storefronts on the courthouse square.“We do seem to have a lot of vacancies…
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Macomb Community Development Coordinator Ed Basch said the job always kept him on his toes during his nearly seven years with the city.“The job here has…
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The basic concept for Macomb’s downtown revitalization plan is now in place.The plan was unanimously approved by aldermen during their first meeting of…
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A few different timelines have been proposed for renovations to the Macomb Courthouse Square Historic District.After considering the options, aldermen…
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Macomb city leaders anticipate numerous benefits for the downtown area now that it’s been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the federal…
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Three concepts have emerged thus far as Macomb considers possible changes to the look of its downtown square.“(We’re) trying to eliminate some of that…
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Macomb is on the verge of having its courthouse square declared a national historic district.The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council has recommended…