Fox River Grove is looking to create another downtown tax increment financing district – this time to specifically incentivize redevelopment of a vacant block that was demolished last year.

The second, and more intense, environmental study of a nearly 12-acre parcel in Bradley is nearing its start.

Whether it was leading a Scout troop, helping with the annual Chocolate Tour or persuading state and federal officials to add an interchange on Interstate 57, Paul Schore did it for the community.

"We really do focus on the diversification of our tax base," Mayor Cohen Barnes said after the City Council greenlit a new southside travel center project this week. "It used to be all residential. Now we’ve got data centers. Now we’ve got distribution centers."

Batavia’s Tin Shop stood for 135 years, but it took only a couple of days for the historical building to become a pile of rubble.

The structure from 1890 was demolished the week of Jan. 19 after various efforts to rehab, move or sell the property were unsuccessful. A public plaza and restrooms are planned in place of the Tin Shop.

City staff said they view the cleanup of the site as a 2027 project.

With the grand opening scheduled for spring, the $22 million Fox Haven Square development in St. Charles is quickly transforming from long-imagined to fully realized as a destination for dining and entertainment.

Project leaders behind a new business park in DeKalb moved one step closer to reality this week, following preliminary approval by a city commission. A City Council vote is expected Monday.

The city of St. Charles said 2025 represented a year of healthy occupancy rates among the storefronts and businesses in the downtown area. The city is focusing on 11 vacant storefronts going into the next year.

City officials said Planning Director Jayne Bernhard alerted supervisors that she has family connections to the land eyed for a data center and has not been involved in planning for the project.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County made a 44.45-acre expansion to Meissner-Corron Forest Preserve in Campton Township this month, officials announced.

The city had previously received a loan of $139.2 million, but it turned out to be far less that what the city needed to cover the project as prices grew due to contracting issues.

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is moving forward and the goal remains for a mid- to late-summer completion, officials said.

With $40,000 coming towards the pockets of the Whispering Meadows Homeowners Association for reimbursed maintenance costs, a 20-year ordeal in Yorkville is coming to a close. Overall, the city has received $1.56 million in settlements from the developers.

A 175 single-family home neighborhood will be built near downtown Crystal Lake in what city council members call the “last infill property” that was once set to be an Amazon warehouse.

A public hearing is scheduled for a 72-unit affordable housing complex along the Fox River in Batavia. Some residents have already expressed concern about its design and density.

The DeKalb School District 428 Board this week took a close look at its five-year project plan meant to address facility improvements.

Crystal Lake City Council sent developers back with a request to make their 175 single-family home neighborhood to be “more cohesive” with nearby downtown, council members said.

A prime retail development site in Bradley will soon be the home for collection of new food and coffee businesses.

While the Kankakee East Riverwalk remains months away from completion, the city gained a $990,000 state OSLAD grant for the West Riverwalk.

Developers looking to turn build multi- and single-family residences at the former Maplewood School property in Cary will receive up to $12.35 million in public funding.

A proposal for an industrial and commercial business park with a travel center, gas station and convenience store on 114 acres along Peace Road off I-88 is headed to the city of DeKalb for review Tuesday.

The Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority's board of directors on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve a resolution determining the intent to issue revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $50 million.

The land is likely to be the site of a new middle school or an elementary school, both of which are included in the $275 million plan outlined in the referendum to build new facilities to accommodate the community’s booming population.

After feedback from city officials, the developers of a proposed data center campus in Yorkville are downsizing plans to keep the warehouses further away from residential areas, including the Caledonia Subdivision.

St. Charles city officials say they’re cutting bureaucratic red tape in hopes of streamlining the city meeting structure.

Naperville-based Property Addon submitted the concept plan for the property, which is just north of River Run Boulevard in Oswego and directly adjacent to the Fox River to the east.

The city of DeKalb is applying for a grant to remediate contaminated city-owned land from a former salvage site in the hopes that it might spur future development along South Fourth Street.

The Prairie Center development in St. Charles may become the site of a new private preschool and childcare center with annual tuitions more expensive than a year at Northern Illinois University.

Construction at the site of the former St. Mary’s Hospital in DeKalb could be a go after repeated delays.

Developers are exploring plans for a new 23-acre senior living community in St. Charles, with 64 independent “living cottages” and a senior living building for assisted living and memory care. 'Cedarhurst of St. Charles' would be on part of the Heisley agricultural property.

A developer is eyeing the construction of 12 to 15 buildings – including shops, restaurants and a possible hotel – at the site of the demolished Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.

A group of preservationists are making a last-ditch effort to convince the Geneva City Council not to approve demolish request for the circa 1840s blacksmith shop at 4 E. State St.

Developers have not walked away from their proposal of redeveloping the former Maplewood Elementary School property in Cary despite a public notice made by the village seeking more applicants.

After years of delays, a developer is expected to present his final plan to turn the long-vacant former St. Mary’s Hospital on Fisk Avenue in DeKalb into an apartment building.

The Friends of the Fox River is urging community members to join their efforts to prevent the U.S. EPA from ending protections for millions of acres of wetlands and miles of streams. It all comes down to what's defined as "Waters of the United States."

According to the village’s Unified Development Ordinance, painting brick, limestone or other natural stone is prohibited so that the materials retain their natural colors.

County elections, leadership changes at the Diocese of Joliet and for some large school districts are just some of the stories we will be following this year.

A developer wants to install an industrial and commercial business park with travel center, a gas station and convenience store along Peace Road in DeKalb. The plan is being called the DeKalb Commerce Center, documents show.

The first move following Mattel's move with the indoor water park in Bradley took place at Monday's Bradley Village Board meeting.

The lawsuit was filed in Will County Circuit Court on behalf of Thomas Kirchner's family. OSHA is investigating the incident, according to a release.

St. Charles is taking another crack at spurring development of the former police station land along river downtown. The public and council rejected proposals in 2021 calling the high-density options misaligned with the public's desires.

A group of Woodridge residents is raising money for a legal battle to fight a proposed development on the site of the Zigfield Troy Golf Course

After what Mayor Mike Turner described as having “a couple false starts” going back to 2008, Woodstock is working to redevelop the Die Cast site downtown.

The builders looking to renovate McHeny's First Midwest Bank into apartments will not get the $3 million in public incentives that were sought.

The new Serenity Landing project received full support of the Lockport City Council on Wednesday, with one minor adjustment to the zoning.

Twenty people showed up at a Joliet City Council meeting to object to plans for a data center that was not on the council agenda. A state report warns Illinois data centers are sucking up the state's available electricity.

Developers are one step closer to building single-family homes on an empty plot of land in Crystal Lake once set to be an Amazon warehouse. How much will they sell for?

The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied a third request Tuesday from developer Shodeen to demolish a circa-1840 former blacksmith shop after a 90-minute public hearing. Some commissioners accused Shodeen of turning the property into an eyesore.