Interchange at 1 year: Lessons learned at 173/I-90

Link to June 28 Rockford Register-Star article.

Excerpt:

MACHESNEY PARK —
The promise of an interchange with Interstate 90 drove development along Illinois 173 for more than a decade.

The expectation spurred developers’ drive to subdivide and build. Retailers from Menards to Target to Gordmans set up shop there. Even Kohl’s Department Store moved out of its location at Machesney Park Mall to be closer to the bustling state highway.