Rochelle, a suburban city west of Chicago, hit tough times in the late 1980s.
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One those rail companies, Union Pacific, floated the idea for a 1,200-acre Integrated Logistics Center, or ILC. An ILC is a rail yard hub combined with warehouses for companies to store goods. Shipping containers can either be put onto trains or into warehouses for future delivery.
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The facility paid quick dividends, even though it is still not fully built, said Jason Anderson, an employee in Rochelle's economic development department. Companies such as Rayovac, Del Monte and ConAgra Foods moved into the area because of the ILC. In all, 2,000 new jobs have been created. -- The Lakeland Ledger
This reads like a promo piece for ILCs. -- Lakeland Local
