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A developer wants city approval to build a 186,000-square-foot facility in Park 88 in DeKalb to house what the city described as “a large manufacturer of climate control and energy management systems,” according to an agenda for a public hearing Monday.

From Capitol News Illinois: After months of negotiations in the spring legislative session resulted in no final action on Gov. JB Pritzker’s flagship housing proposal, housing advocates are celebrating a few legislative victories – and holding onto hopes for future negotiations.

The proposal is part of a bigger project to redevelop that portion of Harrison Street. Plans also call for small retail shop spaces, food trucks with a pavilion and recreational area along with a dog-friendly bar.

Short-term road closures may be required throughout St. Charles as public works crews ramp up the city’s 2026 Roadway Resurfacing Project. Construction for the project is expected to last from June through late November.

Yorkville held a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment requesting the extension but there was no discussion by or further explanation from city staff during the June 9 City Council meeting.

The first phase of a new look to the main thoroughfare for Bradley will soon be underway.

A 6-acre empty lot along Randall Road in Crystal Lake that has been vacant for years may be getting its first tenant with yet another car wash.

Properties within the zone are eligible for state and local financial incentives for redevelopment and historic tax credits aimed at attracting private investment.

The Grundy County Board approved a new solar guideline Tuesday that requires solar developers to have concrete plans in place before receiving permits from the county, a move that State's Attorney Russ Baker said would strengthen the county's standing in a case it plans to appeal

Due to a shift in leadership of the Kankakee Planning Board a new chairman has been appointed.

Plans for hundreds of new homes near Route 31 and Veterans Parkway in McHenry continue to be tweaked - and IDOT says it will put a traffic signal up at that intersection.

After a water main break in a subdivision in Yorkville a few weeks ago, the city is gearing up for an infrastructure overhaul. Workers are replacing older pipes around Illinis Route 126 and also along Game Farm Road and the Beecher Center area.

Olive Garden will be the first sit-down national chain restaurant in the Kendall Marketplace, according to the city.

This city of Yorkville is hosting a public hearing for the annexation agreement amendment during the June 9 City Council meeting.

After years of planning, discussion and a pandemic, the Jeffers apartment project in downtown Kankakee is set to begin.

Local residents have had negative reactions in recent weeks after learning about a real-estate listing posted on the Lee County Industrial Development Association’s website – a listing that has since been removed – advertising a 387-acre property along Interstate 88 and U.S. 30.

The city of Yorkville applied for and received a Local Project Funding grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

The long-shuttered Maplewood School property in Cary will be turned into a multi- and single-family residential area, despite significant resident pushback.

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

Developer and home builder Lennar proposes 599 single-family homes in McHenry. But the City Council tabled the plan amid concerns about traffic, density and the impact on local schools.

Yorkville is debating how many 200-year-old oak trees to cut down along Blackberry Oaks Golf Course as part of its Kennedy Road expansion project to accommodate the growing Grande Reserve subdivision.

Amid frustration with state laws that limit their ability to vote down solar farms, McHenry County officials are considering a new fee on solar farm developers to cover the impact of their construction on county roads.

As the Fox Haven Square development continues to revitalize the eastern portion of St. Charles, a new salon looks to offer its own makeover power to the city’s residents. OS Salon is expected to open a new location in June.

A decision from the state review board capable of determining if the former Kindred Sycamore Hospital building can again be used as a long-term acute care facility won’t be made this month.

The City of Lockport has decided to halt all considerations and discussions of a data center in its Star Innovation District for the time being and will reopen review of the property's master plan.

This lawsuit is taking aim at the 540-acre Project Steel and its 16 two-story warehouses to be built over a 20-year construction period along the Eldamain Road corridor in Yorkville.

The Bradley Village Board has moved forward on the purchase of 12.5-acres along Bradley Boulevard.

A Sterling developer, accused in civil court of siphoning money from the Rock Falls company he co-owns, has lost the Amcore Bank property in foreclosure, according to a Whiteside County court ruling.

Lockport officials holding first workshop Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a data center in the community, an idea which drew immediate opposition from some residents.

Woodstock officials are aiming to move forward with Murphy Development Group to build new housing on the former Die Cast site.

Sycamore Mayor Steve Braser is seeking to rally support for a proposed $11 million healthcare development that would modernize the former Sycamore Kindred Hospital building after the property’s former owners signaled opposition to the facility’s revival

The City of Lockport will host a series of workshops in the coming weeks to discuss the possibility of a data center, a concept which has already started to draw resident opposition.

Yorkville city officials shed some light on a potential Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance plan to spur redevelopment of the Greiter Building, located adjacent to Southbank Original Barbecue.

Menards will develop self-storage behind Jefferson Street store, while plan for self-storage on Drauden Road approved on third attempt.

A proposed renovation that would transform the interior of the former Central School building in downtown Sycamore into more than a dozen apartment units has the approval of the Sycamore City Council.

A national chicken brand could soon have a new kitchen out of DeKalb to serve up good eats, if the advice of the Planning and Zoning Commission holds this week.

The first phase of brick replacement work is focusing on the area around Riverfront Park’s main shelter. Each phase is expected to take several weeks.

While federal funding has run dry for the study to remove the downtown dam in St. Charles, the city is considering a resolution to clarify its position of keeping the waterway impoundment. The resolution is being discussed during a May 18 city meeting.

Pulte Homes has proposed a 93 single-family home and 12 townhome units subdivision plan in St. Charles at the former-industrial site of Applied Composites. The developers are asking for $3M in financial incentives and are refusing to build any affordable housing units on-site.

The transformation of a former downtown Kankakee funeral home into an apartment development is set to being.

Sycamore Central School could become a downtown apartment building, depending on the whims of the Sycamore City Council on Monday.

As Shorewood experiences "its strongest wave of single-family lot development," the village is also developing traditional mixed-use buildings and considering a proposal for a four-story, multi-family home.

The city of DeKalb reached an agreement this week to purchase the vacant Monat Building from Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies for $1, part of a larger plan to expand downtown parking options.

The new Love's opened Thursday at the I-80 interchange with Briggs Street.

Plans to redevelop a former Advance Auto Parts store along Sycamore Road in DeKalb into a restaurant with a drive-thru are in the works. Pappas Development will present the proposal Monday to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission

DHL Supply Chain wants to build two buildings on the site that would be nearly 2 million square feet in size. DHL operates approximately 1,400 facilities in more than 50 countries

The City of Lockport has approved a contract for the demolition of the former Dellwood Tire property and surrounding buildings for future development.

The City of Lockport voted to approve the concept plan for a new residential development between Smith Road and Basham Drive.