Some five years after announcing plans to develop a Quik Trip fueling center in Kankakee, the project is set to begin.

The City of Rochelle has recently seen social media reaction to news of it talking with a developer about a data center potentially locating in Rochelle.

The Cary Village Board has approved a apartment complex off Route 31 that prompted serious opposition from neighboring residents, mainly because of plans to extend a road to the highway.

The Bradley Village Board moved forward on its planned $51-million bond sale for construction of the planned indoor water park.

The LaFox of Campton Hills plan calls for 900 residences on almost 1,000 acres of newly annexed property. A hearing on the plan is due to continue Thursday.

Sterling Public Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, for a new indoor multipurpose student center designed to expand training and recreation opportunities for Sterling High School students.

Sterling Public Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, on a new indoor multipurpose student center designed to expand training and recreation opportunities for Sterling High School students.

Just weeks ago, the Dixon Family YMCA faced the threat of closing both its facilities. But thanks to nearly $200,000 raised in emergency funding and swift action by community leaders, the YMCA has stabilized operations and is laying the groundwork for a long-term comeback.

Village of Sugar Grove attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss Kaneland District 302's lawsuit to stop the 760-acre Crown Development tax increment finance district.

A long, sometimes tense meeting over a controversial development and road extension in cary prompted the Village Board to delay a vote on the matter.

Sterling’s Riverfront Commission met Oct. 16, 2025, to discuss updates – and anticipated delays – to Sterling’s $300 million multiphase Riverfront Reimagined project.

During a Riverfront Commission meeting Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, Ron Clewer of developer Gorman & Co. said discussions on JCB Investments’ proposed entertainment complex at 201 Locust St. are on hold until spring 2026 because of high interest rates and other financial challenges.

McHenry’s City Council took its first step this week toward adding two Tax Increment Finance districts.

Developer JM Development has reduced the number of units from 239 units to 202 units on the 12.34 acre property in Oswego. That includes 172 apartments and 30 townhouses.

The Cary Village Board is set to give a final answer on a proposed mixed-use luxury community Tuesday that have many residents left concerned over a road extension that would connect a neighborhood street to Route 31.

The city of St. Charles is seeking interested developers with proposals that contribute to an ongoing plan to redevelop a portion of First Street downtown.

Rochelle put out a request for proposals (RFP) on Sept. 24, 2025, for developers interested in purchasing and building on the former site of Hickory Grove, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said.

DeKalb’s transit center plans advance with land donation approval near Dresser Road.

Earlier this year, village trustees unanimously approved plans for the 12,500-square-foot grocery store. Benderson Development Company, LLC. plans to build a grocery store along with another building.

The City of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities are in “serious talks” with a developer about a data center locating within city limits in the near future, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said Oct. 15, 2025. 

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday for the biggest private residential project in downtown Joliet.

The 502-acre Project Steel data center developers presented Yorkville city officials a traffic impact study running through 2044. The developer’s plans involve installing two new roundabouts and realigning Beecher Road to connect with Corneils Road.

The Lockport Committee of the Whole gave initial approval to a plan to purchase half of the 1035 S. State St. property for use as public parking on Wednesday.

The ribbon cutting will be held 4 p.m. Thursday 331 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet.

The meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 will provide information on recent past and future possible uses for stretch of land near Old Joliet Prison.

The DeKalb City Council this week presented a new plan for reconfiguring traffic at North First Street and Sycamore Road near Clinton Rosette Middle School. The new proposal doesn't include a roundabout.

The recently closed Hearthstone senior and nursing care facility in Woodstock is now up for sale, with the seller touting the possibility of redeveloping the property.

Joliet city staff wants more time to review the plan and will ask the Plan Commission to reschedule to Nov. 20.

As demolition work nears an end at Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee officials are looking forward to reimagining the property.

Chicago Street will be closed from Van Buren Street to Clinton Street for approximately three weeks in downtown Joliet.

The Chicago Bears are poised to move to the suburbs. But are Illinois lawmakers – and local taxpayers – going to help them do it?

Huntley has approved a new residential development that will brings hundreds more homes to the Kane County side of town.

The Sterling City Council unanimously OK'd an ordinance Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, that will map a portion of the city as a River Edge Redevelopment Zone, an action that could provide up to $50 million in tax incentives for economic development along the city's riverfront.

The City of Lockport has agreed to purchase the former Dellwood Tire property in order to redevelop it.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills.

Kane County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Flood ruled this week that Geneva developer Shodeen Group cannot evade the city’s legal right to enforce property code standards. The dispute began over the city's insistence that a tarp be placed on top of an 1840s blacksmith shop.

While some may be skeptical, numerous examples of progress within Kankakee County municipalities were shared Thursday at the county's first-ever State of Municipality luncheon.

The village of Romeoville is considering a plan to construct a new commercial space at Weber Road and Normantown Road including two new restaurants.

Two different redevelopment proposals, both with apartments, have emerged for the former Die Cast site in downtown Woodstock.

The development features 36 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom units, located at 1356 Sycamore Road in Yorkville.

A new grocery store is expected to open on the ground level of the former Fanatico Restaurant building in DeKalb, with financial aid awarded this week from the City Council. The old restaurant was the site of a fire, and later arson charges, in 2023.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. in the chapel at Joliet Catholic Academy.

Scooter’s Coffee and Woodie’s Wings opened for business Monday at the convenience store at Gas N Wash. This is the first Scooter’s Coffee in the village.

A special Kankakee City Council meeting has been set for Thursday, Sept. 25.

Plans were recently greenlit for an eight-unit duplex development on South First Street in downtown St. Charles, and construction could begin this year for units expected to be priced over $1 million.

The City of Lockport approved plans for a Mister Carwash for the corner of 159th Street and Adelmann Road after initially expressing skepticism about the plan.

Joliet residents had their say on housing, parks, jobs and other issues in the first of three workshops on a comprehensive plan for the city.

A Pappas Development-backed luxury apartment rental project in northern Sycamore is a go after a City Council vote this week. John Pappas, one of two developers backing the project, said recent comments from residents about Section 8 housing were untrue and "racist."

Developer Shodeen Group sued the city of Geneva over its insistence that a tarp be placed over the top of a circa-1843 limestone structure officials deemed historic. A judge will issue a decision Oct. 2.

McHenry-based rental housing company Cunat said it's had ongoing problems with ComEd both in billing mix-ups and in getting power connected to newly constructed buildings.