ARMY RESERVES TRAINING FACILITY TO BE LOCATED IN MACHESNEY PARK

MACHESNEY PARK, ILL. — A new Army Reserves Training Facility is joining the Willow Creek Business Center in Machesney Park. The facility will consist of more than 15 acres of office and industrial ground and will be located north of Highway 173. The campus will include administrative offices, a library, learning center, weapons vault, weapons simulator and physical fitness area. Orput Cos. sold the land for $1.1 million. The Reserves' objective is to consolidate two of its training facilities to one central campus for better efficiency.