A decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life VERBATIM: Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century. But its continued disuse prompted a nonprofit group to create a five-year plan for razing the empty plant on Springfield’s […]
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A decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois is now getting new life
A decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life
VERBATIM:
Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century.
But its continued disuse prompted a nonprofit group to create a five-year plan for razing the empty plant on Springfield’s northeast side.
The group called Moving Pillsbury Forward has $6 million dollars in commitments.
The group also has plans for obtaining the balance of the $10 million dollars needed to raze the plant and redevelop the site.