ULI CHICAGO MEDIA ADVISORY

Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chicago to Present Reuse Recommendations for the Old McHenry County Courthouse – Public Presentation: April 22, 2015

WHAT:
A panel of real estate experts from ULI Chicago will present reuse recommendations for the Old McHenry County Courthouse and Sheriff’s House based on a two-day, technical assistance panel that took place in March of this year.  The presentation is free and open to the public.

WHEN:
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

WHERE:
Woodstock Opera House
121 E. Van Buren
Woodstock, IL

ABOUT:
City of Woodstock
The City of Woodstock engaged ULI Chicago to conduct a two-day Technical Assistance Panel (TAP), March 10-11, 2015 to recommend realistic and financially sustainable uses for the Old McHenry County Courthouse and Sheriff’s House in Woodstock, IL. The 8-member panel discussed future use, ownership, restoration costs, and potential funding sources. They toured the building and surrounding area and interviewed community members as part of the panel process.

Urban Land Institute Chicago (ULI Chicago)
ULI Chicago, a District Council of the Urban Land Institute, has more than 1,200 members in the Chicago land area. Organized in 1986, the district council’s Technical Assistance Services program draws upon ULI member expertise to provide creative and practical solutions to land use challenges in communities across the Chicago region and beyond.  ULI Chicago’s TAS program was started in 2002 and has engaged with local leaders, community members and businesses in over 40 communities providing a strategic approach and comprehensive analysis on land development issues.

CONTACT:
To learn more about the Woodstock TAP, please visit chicago.uli.org or contact Cindy McSherry, Executive Director, ULI Chicago, 773-549-4972.

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