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Live-Work Rock Island helps people find a place to call home

By: Dave Thompson|June 19, 2025
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    • James Jones, housing manager for Economic Growth Corp., holds a Live-Work Rock Island sign on Wednesday, June 18, after a news conference at Friendship Manor in Rock Island. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    When Karen Buchanan heard about a program called Live-Work Rock Island that would help her become a homeowner she was nervous about making a big life change from renter to owner.

    “Home ownership looked way too scary for me. … I wasn’t sure about it,” said Ms. Buchanan, an administrator at Friendship Manor

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