JONESBORO, ILL. — A new $10.7 million courthouse, which replaces a pre-Civil War facility that served Union County for 155 years, has opened in Jonesboro, a city in southwest Illinois. Designed by HOK of St. Louis, the new 46,000-square-foot courthouse consolidates Union County’s government services in one location. The courthouse is sustainable and features energy-efficient mechanical systems for heating and cooling. The new facility will cut energy costs by 25 percent compared to the old structure. The design team includes general contractor River City Construction; engineering design firm BRiC Partnership LLC; civil engineering firm Clarida & Ziegler Engineering; and project facilitator Hodgson Associates. The project was funded by a one-cent sales tax in Union County approved by taxpayers in 2010.
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