Different cities, same headaches: Derelict state properties a drag on Illinois communities – Jacksonville Journal-Courier/MSN

Different cities, same headaches: Derelict state properties a drag on Illinois communities – Jacksonville Journal-Courier/MSN

The governor allocated $300 million for the remediation of five properties around the state  "There's 100 acres out there," Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch said of the Lincoln Developmental Center, one property on the governor's list. "That's a lot of land that could be put to better use than simply having properties or buildings on that property that are of no use to the state or our local economy, for that matter."