$18 million facility opens for guardsmen
Posted October 13, 2007 11:00 pm
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Military Academy is now open.
There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday at the $17.7 million facility that will provide advanced training to national guardsmen.
The 121,000 square-foot academy replaces buildings that dated back to 1939 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. It includes an auditorium, a library and lodgings for more than 250 personnel.
Illinois National Guard adjutant general, Major General William Enyart, says the academy will help guardsmen maintain their status as a ready and relevant force.
The state of Illinois provided more than $1 million to construct the academy. The federal government paid for most of the rest of the costs.