Urbana receives grant for over $4,000 to fund historic preservation

By Hannah Hess

Urbana is one of ten sites to be awarded federal grant funds in for historic preservation projects in Illinois communities. The Urbana Preservation Commission will receive over $4,256 to sponsor a workshop on rehabilitating historic buildings.

The funding is distributed through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency on a matching basis with 70 percent paid for by federal funding and local funds making up the remainder.

Other Illinois communities receiving the funds include Chicago, which will update and print a “Chicago Landmarks Map” brochure, and Crystal Lake, which plans to reprint the “Historic Downtown Crystal Lake Self-Guided Walking Tour” brochure. The largest monetary grant, $21,000, went to Oak Park for the development of a comprehensive and strategic historic preservation plan.

Glen Ellyn, Joliet, Rockford, Rock Island and Will County were also awarded historic preservation funding.