SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday, Feb. 6 announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large development-ready areas known as “megasites”…
Changing weather patterns in Illinois are leading to increased precipitation which means more flooded streets, water in basements, and headaches for cities. But one increasingly popular…
Tom Tresser simply doesn’t quit. He has been turned down for funding 30 times at the local and national levels, yet his work to stop a controversial development tool continues. Tresser…
A dozen economically depressed Metro East census tracts have been designated “Opportunity Zones” (OZs) by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Established under the Federal Tax Cuts…
The proposal of a taxing business district has Eureka business owners at loggerheads with city officials as they work to improve a plan that began with a rocky start. On Jan. 9 at…
Amidst the growing concerns about the future of middle-class neighborhoods in Chicago, the Greater Chatham Initiative is working directly with local developers to reverse the trends….
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity introduced a five-year economic plan this week, focusing on six industries that can boost the…
A six-year veteran of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council will begin overseeing the influential organization next week. Mike O’Grady, however, says he is keeping the…
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
