Expansion in plans for Belvidere's St. James Church - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

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See the highlighted sentence—has $1,000,000 already be spent?

Parishioners appear more accepting of St. James Catholic Church’s new plan to address overcrowding issues at the building.
Hundreds of people learned Tuesday that about 500 more seats will be added to the church by expanding the current building, rather than tearing it down to construct a new facility. …

the project cannot surpass the $5.5 million mark, of which $1 million has already been spent.
Leaders expect the proposed renovations to come in on budget since it costs less to renovate a building.

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