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WILMINGTON, IL | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 | A FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER Elion Logistics Park set to add new warehouse Kavanaugh and Murphy Roads. commission. “We were fortunate have planned as well as continuing Murphy Road. Logistics provider will The annexed property includes enough to sign a 500,000 square foot efforts with the department of trans- Stellino added that Elion occupy new building on just under 47 acres of land, west of lease for a build-to-suit with a com- portation and others to continue to Partners have been in contact with Kavanaugh Road and north of pany called Dynamic 3PL. They’re grow the project, as well as additional Johnstone as well as other remaining Kavanaugh Road Murphy Road. currently located in two facilities infrastructure to come to I-55 and residents near the industrial park. Elion is owned by Adar Ridgeport north of us, they’re consolidating, adjacent properties.” “For the record, we reached out BY MARNEY SIMON Industrial Partners. growing into one facility, so they will The public hearing was held vir- to this homeowner in October 2019, Michael Stellino, the managing be joining us in October of [2021].” tually over the teleconferencing web- made an offer, we revised that offer in EDITOR director with Elion Partners which Dynamic 3PL is a warehouse- site Zoom. While there were no public December 2019... the homeowner did serves as the developers of Adar based logistics provider. The plan for comments during the hearing, one not respond. They ended up respond- The Elion Logistics Park at I-55 Ridgeport, said the logistics park cur- the Dynamic 3PL site will be a phased comment was submitted prior to the ing in May of 2020 with a significantly and Lorenzo Road is set for more rently houses 6.4 million square feet construction, with a proposed build meeting via email. City administrator higher demand price. We’ve gone growth. of industrial buildings fully devel- out from the original 500,000 square Joie Ziller said the comment came back and forth,” he told the commis- The Wilmington planning and oped, with a 100% occupancy rate. feet to an approximate 1.1 million from a resident who lives near the sion. zoning commission held a special The most recent project was an square feet total. industrial park. Per the development agreement hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 24, regard- 810,900 square foot building that they “We are also in talks with other “She said she just wants to not be with the city of Wilmington, Adar ing the proposed annexation and were able to lease during the pan- tenants that we are actively perusing forgotten about,” Ziller said. “She’s Ridgeport is required to make an offer rezoning of properties into the indus- demic to join us at Ridgeport and in still waiting on Elion to make her an to property owners within one half trial park. The property in question “Since that time, we’ve been out Wilmington,” Stellino said. “We’re offer on her home.” mile of development at 125% of the sits adjacent to the current border of on the market actively looking for excited about that, we’re excited That resident, Stacey Johnstone, the park, on the northwest corner of SEE ELION, PAGE 2 additional tenants,” Stellino told the about our neighbors and what they lives on Kavanaugh Road, south of

Governor: Thanksgiving Thanksgiving over Mother Nature likely to have a negative effect on COVID numbers

BY MARNEY SIMON limited to 10 guests, and all EDITOR other meetings/gatherings, including weddings and pri- Tier 3 resurgence mitiga- vate parties, are prohibited. tions continue to stay in effect Additionally, health and across the state. fitness centers, personal care On Monday, Gov. JB services, malls, and retail Pritzker said the state would stores outside of grocery evaluate any effects of the stores or pharmacies are limit- Thanksgiving holiday b