WHY PEOPLE LIKE OUR COMMUNITY

We are excited you are looking at our community as your possible new home.   You'll enjoy our central Illinios location, home of the University of Illinios and a wide selection of career opportunities including health care, agribusiness and technology.

 

Scott Bechtel and the Bechtel Group want to make you feel at home during your visit.  If you have any special needs, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you and your family.   We look forward to meeting you and introducing you to our wonderful community. 

 

  • Quality of Education

          - University of Illinois and all of the excitement of Big Ten Sports.

          - Parkland College along with Staerkel Planetarium and Cultural Center

          - Excellent public and private schools

  • Centrally located

           - Close proximity to large, metropolitan areas

           - Crossroads of three interstate highways; I-57, I-72 and I-74

           - Easy transportation services including Willard Airport, Amtrack rail service and the award

              winning Mass Transit District public transportation.

  • Stable Economy

           - Reasonable housing costs

           - Wide array of employment opportunities

           - Shopping centers with national stores, local and speciality shops

           - Wide range of restaurants including American and international cuisine

  • Recreational & Cultural Opportunities

           - Easy access to more than 60 parks, award winning park districts, six 18 hole pubic golf

             courses, camping, hiking, fishing, boating, swimming and nature walks.

           - Convenient, short drive to Lake Shelbyville and Clinton Lake

           - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts features world renowned musicians, dancers,

              singers, artists and theater groups.  The center is also home to the Champaign-Urbana

              Symphony Orchestra.

           -  Museums including Krannert Art Museum, World Heritage Museum, Natural History

              Museum, Orpheum Children's Museum, Spurlock Museum and the Octave Chanute

              Aerospace Museum.

  • Excellent Healthcare Facilities

           - Carle Foundation Hospital which is a Level 1 Trauma Center

           - Provena Covenant Medical Center

           - Carle Clinic, Christie Clinic

  • Quality of Life

           - The lack of traffic jams, small town atmosphere, tree-lined streets featuring homes of every

             size, style and price range make this a perfect community to call home.   The area also offers

             excellent  libraries and youth sports programs.

 

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