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.

Joliet mayor says another 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurants to be built in next 18 months at Rock Run Collection

The Dixon Family YMCA announced Monday it's made major progress on the road to financial recovery with its $5.7 million purchase of the childcare center it runs near Interstate 88.

Traffic back-ups along Illinois Route 31 are expected in St. Charles starting Monday, May 11 as workers reduce roadway lanes to repair a water main.

During a Friday status hearing before Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer, attorneys for both sides said they need an extension until May 22 to see how the new lawsuit impacts the settlement negotiations.

Developers are one step closer to transforming the former Maplewood School property in Cary into a multi- and single-family residential area, despite significant resident pushback.

The Lee County Board has approved a zoning change that marks the completion of a step needed for a Chicago developer to turn the former Magnuson Hotel near Dixon into apartments.

To help residents, contractors and business owners better understand Kendall County’s building codes, a question and answer informational session will be held at 8 a.m. June 13 at the Kendall County Office Building.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, formally announced Friday $2 million in federal funds secured for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88.

As part of a larger $4.3 million downtown revitalization project, the city of Yorkville is trying to spur redevelopment of the Greiter Building, 123 E. Hydraulic Avenue.

A five-story mixed-use development will occupy the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove after the village board gave the plan a thumbs-up.

The City of Lockport has scheduled two workshops to discuss the possibility of a data center, though no official proposals are under consideration.

The proposed fitness center 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 a recreational area along with a dog-friendly bar.

The renovation of the new cafeteria, which will open Monday, May 11, marks the final phase of CGH Medical Center’s extensive hospital lobby renovation project that began in 2023.

While a major hurdle still remains, the developer for a planned 32-unit Kankakee senior housing plan gained approval from the Kankakee City Council.

Community leaders on Wednesday announced a potential multimillion-dollar manufacturing development codenamed “Project Balsam” could be coming to Sycamore.

The township includes the city of Plano and the eastern edge of Sandwich. It also contains the unincorporated community of Little Rock.

Johnsburg leaders have agreed move forward in exploring a potential taxing incentive to redevelop Hidden Harbor at the Fox River.

Oswego village trustees Tuesday unanimously approved an economic development incentive award for EJ Vision LLC, which owns the property.

The 58th annual Charlemagne Awards were presented by the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce, with the highest honor bestowed on an educator who has mentored generations of young people.

City of Joliet would have to put up $37 million to cover development costs. City Council will vote on the deal Tuesday.

The city is bestowing an honorary street sign posthumously for Gus Enzenbacher, a former alderperson for 16 years and tireless advocate and volunteer, involved with the St. Charles Jaycees, the Scouts and the American Legion.

Moving into the height of roadway construction season, the city of Yorkville approved another $3.8 million in improvements, ranging from roadway resurfacing and concrete patching.

The wheels continue to turn in regards to the pending construction of the Bradley-based indoor waterpark.

The 1840s remnant limestone blacksmith shop in Geneva is now completely covered in plastic - nearly two years after the city cited it for not putting a tarp on it. City officials have given the developer 10 days to take it down

Dixon is inviting residents and community members to take part in a unique opportunity to help shape local history by submitting name suggestions for the city’s new pedestrian bridge, currently under construction as part of Project ROCK.

Those seeking one last look at Bradley's longstanding Red Lobster restaurant had better head in that direction as demolition is slated to begin.

From the Sterling City Council to the Riverfront Commission, people are looking for answers about the Northwestern Steel and Wire Park and when it will be open to the public.

A $5.3 million water main project was greenlit by the DeKalb City Council this week to aid incoming development on DeKalb’s south side, including a 560-acre Edged data center approved in December.

Several residents have united to form a community-based organization, “Preserve Our Yorkville & Community LLC” to file lawsuits against the city of Yorkville to halt data center construction.

Riverside Healthcare seeks to have new direction for the former Bourbonnais Cigna property before 2026 ends.

Equinix, a data center company, has donated land north of Interstate 80 to the Minooka Fire Protection District to build a new fire station.

Riverside Healthcare will demolish the former Cigna building on its Bourbonnais property, determining that restoration costs were too high.

The head of Cary‘s zoning board abruptly resigned after serving for 20 years, writing that the committee is being “manipulated in order to achieve specific outcomes" – something the mayor denies.