Why you'd want to live in Jacksonville

Jacksonville's manufacturing industry is strong today housing industries such as Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc., Nestle USA, CCK Automations, Eli Bridge Company, ILMO Products, Bound to Stay Bound Books, United Gilsonite Laboratories, Pallet Repair Systems, Brahlers, and EMI Christian Music. Its largest employer, Passavant Area Hospital, has been a major pillar in the community for years and looks to continue its excellent health service through its partnership with Memorial Health System. The City's economy, job growth, educational facilities, healthcare and simple quality of life factors promise to be good reasons to make Jacksonville a city to call home. Jacksonville is a proud community offering many amenities not often found in cities its size. Jacksonville Symphony · Art Galleries · Theatre/Plays · 3 Colleges · Historical Homes and Tours · Underground Railroad · Illinois School for the Deaf · Illinois School for the Visually Impaired · Bed and Breakfasts · Carnegie Public Library · Recreational Parks and Lakes · All turf baseball fields (Lenz Field) · Renovated historical downtown (the hub of the City) · Music festivals · Pumpkin Festival · Big Eli Ferris Wheel · Cruise Night · Ghost Tours · Historical Movie Theatre · Lake Trails · Fine Dining and Shopping · and its greatest asset, all the 19,446 citizens who make Jacksonville a wonderful, caring community. via Homes for Sale in Jacksonville