Proposed vets’ apartment complex well-received

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Nancy Hughes president CEO Volunteers AmericIllinois discusses proposed project develop Hope Manor Joliet veterans housing complex part former Silver Cross

Nancy Hughes, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Illinois, discusses a proposed project to develop Hope Manor Joliet, a veterans housing complex, on part of the former Silver Cross Hospital site in Joliet during a meeting with the city's Land Use Committee Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Nancy Hughes (left) president CEO Volunteers AmericIllinois discusses proposed project develop Hope Manor Joliet veterans housing complex part former Silver

Nancy Hughes (left), president and CEO of Volunteers of America Illinois, discusses a proposed project to develop Hope Manor Joliet, a veterans housing complex, on part of the former Silver Cross Hospital site in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Nancy Hughes (center) president CEO Volunteers AmericIllinois discusses proposed project develop Hope Manor Joliet veterans housing complex part former Silver

Nancy Hughes (center), president and CEO of Volunteers of America Illinois, discusses a proposed project to develop Hope Manor Joliet, a veterans housing complex, on part of the former Silver Cross Hospital site in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

People crowd look informatimonitor as Nancy Hughes president CEO Volunteers AmericIllinois discusses proposed project develop Hope Manor Joliet veterans housing

People in the crowd look at information on a monitor as Nancy Hughes, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Illinois, discusses a proposed project to develop Hope Manor Joliet, a veterans housing complex, on part of the former Silver Cross Hospital site in Joliet during a meeting with the city's Land Use Committee Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

An artist’s rendering Volunteers AmericIllinois’ proposed project develop Hope Manor Joliet veterans housing complex part former Silver Cross Hospital site

An artist’s rendering of Volunteers of America Illinois’ proposed project to develop Hope Manor Joliet, a veterans housing complex, on part of the former Silver Cross Hospital site in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

JOLIET — A proposed apartment complex for veterans facing homelessness received a warm reception Thursday. Both potential neighbors and city officials gave the proposal generally good reviews at meetings with Volunteers of America, which would build and run the 72-unit development at Silver Cross Hospital’s …