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Distilleries, Breweries & Wineries

Chicago, Illinois
Creating breweries, distilleries and wineries out of industrial facilities not only maintains the integrity of the North Branch Industrial Corridor, but will boost the economy and create a tourism hotspot. Up north, Minneapolis has created a commu...
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A "Jurassic Park"

Chicago, Illinois
By extracting dinosaur DNA from ancient mosquitoes, we could create a preserve for actual dinosaurs. Some kind of theme park with attractions around the dinosaurs could be a real boon to the neighborhood (tourism, jobs, etc.) Not sure how this wou...
north-branch-river-works

HISTORICAL JEWELERS ROW IDENTITY PROJECT

Chicago, Illinois
The three pillars of vibrant community development are Identity, Sustainability and Mobility. Identity represents a community’s historic and present day character. When we think of China town, we know exactly what we are getting, quality restauran...
transforming-wabash

Bronzeville Legends Identity Initiative

Chicago, Illinois
The 3 pillars of vibrant community development are 1) identity; 2) sustainability; 3) mobility. Identity represents a community’s historic and present character. When we think of Chinatown we know we are getting quality restaurants and an experi...

Create a Whitewater Race Course

Peoria, Illinois
Pursue development of a whitewater race course, utilizing available land to the north of the current recreational and fitness complex.
tourism sports recreation water land-use park

Peoria Pier

East Peoria, Illinois
Create a small partially-covered pier jutting out into the river that could act as a shared space for Spirit of Peoria riverboat docking, an access point to the small riverfront marina, viewing deck of the river or Peoria skyline, and recreation s...
tourism boating water transit preservation public-space park

Bronzeville/35th st. illinois main street project

Chicago, Illinois
Working with disadvantaged youth and young adults in the adjacent affordable housing developments, black metropolis convention & tourism council (bmc &tc) and our affiliate organization bronzeville visitor information center is conducting outreach...

Skyloft on West Cortland

Chicago, Illinois
I feel that given the state of chicago’s socioeconomic resume, and since a large majority of this cities income and equity derives from tourism and its own collection of tourist attractions i feel the most logical and profitable addition to the ...
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Tourism & Cultural Economic Development

Chicago, Illinois
Join us as we discuss the opportunities and developments taking place on the South Side under the broader umbrella of Tourism and how we can use "Cultural Economic Development" to socially and economically develoment pur communities.
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Laser Light Shows

Have laser light show projected from tops of downtown Peoria buildings (similar to what they do in Hong Kong) with music and narration. It would attract a lot of attention to Peoria. Businesses could fund it in return for mention of their business...
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Promote the Warehouse District

Peoria, Illinois
Target markets for the Warehouse District that should be addressed include developers, businesses, potential residents, the local & regional destination market base, and the tourism market base
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