Dixon, Illinois

DI XON, I LL INOI S really helped put more welders, and other skilled construction-related fields into our region, which we definitely needed,” Arellano adds. “That is a good success story and we’re looking to build on it with our community college.” A tax increment financing district (TIF) is also underway in Dixon on the I-88 corridor. The city is working with XSITE, a Chicago based real estate development company, on the commercial aspects of the project – planning to bring in a mid-grade hotel, along with retail, food, and a much-needed fuel center. According to Arellano, “The city as a partner is going to be building up the utilities. We are going to be putting an estimated $4 million of work into the land, the utilities, the infrastructure and roadways. XSITE Realty are going to be developing the actual lots – doing the grading work, preparing the lot, and working with the sub-developers to bring in the individual businesses. That’s very exciting because that means that it is not