Neighbourly Naperville fuses fifty square miles of families who have flocked here uninterrupted for over fifty years recently earning penultimate position as "second best place to live" in the entire nation due in no small part to this affluent community's unmatched suburban amenities. For that privilege, Naperville's population has quintupled over the last twenty years largely thanks to Interstates 88 & 355 receiving requisite upgrades eventually attracting to this municipality those Fortune 1000 research, development, logistics, and technology corporations who have dubbed this area "Illinois Technology & Research Corridor." Large conglomerates with accompanying jobs and wealth now synergistically support medical centers, government facilities, epicurean dining & shopping, luxury lodging, and exclusive entertainment venues shared en sum with neighboring Kane & DeKalb Counties. Downtown Naperville also boasts the revitalized "Riverwalk" developed to honor the 150th anniversary of this city's founding essentially enhancing downtown with acres of waterfront parks and paths complemented by the celebrated Main Street "Promenade." Designated a "White House Millennium Community," Riverwalk also displays downtown's architectural centerpiece "Moser Tower and Millennium Grand Carillon" uniquely constructed of matchlessly beautiful precast concrete assembled on site to support sounds issued from seventy-two bells precisely tuned to play harmoniously in six unison octaves as conducted by console atop the tower! The community annually gathers downtown for festivals including summer's "Ribfest;" Labor Day's " Last Fling" carnival; weekly summer concert series performed by the Naperville Municipal Band as well summer fun at Centennial Beach where bathers deign into the depths of an abandoned double quarry along the Du Page River!
Forty miles southwest of Chicago, Jubilant Joliet is the "Crossroads of Mid-America" as not only the site of a significant junction between Interstates 55 & 80 but also as one of the preeminent ports in its propitious position along those nearly three-hundred fifty miles of waterways called the Illinois Deep Waterway or "Chicago Ship Canal," connecting to the Des Plaines River doubling as shipping's transitory portage between the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley watersheds. The canal's modern marvels fundamentally facilitate shipments of fuels, grain and manufactures passing on their way from and through Illinois onto the Gulf of Mexico! This designated Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone has developed a diverse industrial base of household brands locating significant employment centers here including: AT&T, Caterpillar, ComEd, Exxon Mobil Oil, Harrah's, Hollywood Casino and Nicor! Joliet's luminous public education tradition was precipitated circa 1909 when Joliet Junior College became our nation's first free community college operating continuously for more than one century! 1980's onset regional economic difficulties preceded a resurgence begun with Joliet's connection to Chicago's western suburbs via Interstate 355. That new transportation corridor created a run on Joliet's attractive, convenient, lower cost land alternatives for home builders and buyers. This community's rich history is on vibrant display as suburbs encroach along canals, historic wagon roads turned highways, rail lines and walking paths filling in Lockport's, Romeoville's and Joliet's former farm fields nearly completing Louis Joliet's prophecy of an ideal settlement in here realized suburban splendor.
Fortuitous Frankfort is known locally as "Jewel of the South Suburbs" but to the nation remains known as one of this country's fastest sprawling communities as most recently noted by Forbes magazine. Frankfort's phenomenal growth has gifted upon delighted denizens award winning schools as well exceptional neighborhoods seamlessly integrated into convenient commercial development. Frankfort's quintessential downtown is well known for its historic circa 1890's charms including renovated boutiques, restaurants and a children's museum. Frankfort's families enjoy several community parks including "Breidert Green," where a cornucopia of events are hosted including seasonal farmers' market; outdoor concerts & films; art fairs; classic car shows; 5k walk/run and the famous winter festival! Nearby, "Prairie Park" displays one dozen plus acres of preserved natural prairie featuring native Illinois flora and fauna as well fishing pond! The Old Plank Road Trail conserves over twenty miles of bucolic bike paths winding through town and into the heart of downtown Frankfort's historic district.
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