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ILLINOIS

Entrepreneurs who are starting or expanding restaurants,museums, hotels or any other businesses that attract tourists cantake advantage of a matching funds loan program available throughthe Illinois Bureau of Tourism

Under the Tourism Attraction Loan Program, loan proceeds can beused for land acquisition, equipment purchase or installation, orworking capital. They can also be used on a limited basis forresearch and development, feasibility studies, and management andmarketing planning for new tourist attractions. The project mustultimately increase hotel and motel occupancy and tourism or betterserve tourists.