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A manufacturer has proposed building a new 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse facility on 147 acres of land owned by 3M on DeKalb’s south side, city documents show. Preliminary plans head to the city Monday for a first look.
Designed to provide an easy transition for senior citizens as their care needs change, a development of duplex homes for people 55 and older is the next step in a multi-phase project.
Mayor Diana Merdian and Riverfront Reimagined commissioners met Wednesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act, which is legislation encouraging economic growth through redevelopment and revitalization projects found typically in areas along waterfronts.
A new location has been proposed for a Sycamore fire station, which still requires city approval before it’s built.
A new trail connection wraps along and under the 135th Street bridge in Romeoville on the east side of the I&M Canal, and links 14.5 miles of continuous pathway, allowing travel from Lemont to Joliet.
Northwestern Hospital Huntley is getting a new medical office building.
A Northern Illinois University official told DeKalb city leaders this week that when a new building dedicated to Greek life is built on the city’s north side, it will be “transformational for that neighborhood.”
The City Council on Tuesday voted 9-0 to build the Cunningham Neighborhood Park conceived as a means to move sex offenders out of a nearby apartment house.
After being denied twice in two months by the Sycamore City Council, the developer of a 55-and-older living community in Sycamore received an initial approval this week for amended, lower density condominiums. The new single units would start at $280,000, he said.
Village and City boards have only so much power over developer plans as long as the rules are followed. A developer right that is being exercised by the resident-disapproved NVA truck expansion in Crystal Lake.
Interstate access was opened Monday to more than 309 acres of Joliet land at Interstates 55 and 80 in a development known as the Rock Run Collection.
The village of Algonquin is looking for developers to revive the vacant Algonquin State bank building located in the village’s downtown corridor.
Developers are looking to create a 24-unit age-restricted apartment building for ages 55 and up in the business area of Crystal Lake off Congress Parkway.
The Interstate 55 interchange at the border of Joliet and Shorewood will open on Monday. Some lanes will remain closed, but Gov. Pritzker and others will be there for a ribbon-cutting.
Developers are returning Crystal Lake for a second asking to construct 200 apartments on the Immanuel Lutheran Church property near downtown.
Sterling held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for its yet-to-be-named riverfront park at 201 Wallace St., the city’s first step toward a $300 million project known as Riverfront Reimagined.
The Village of Cary is looking for developers to transform the Maplewood property after a yearslong battle over the land with School District 26.
The state plans new interchanges at Lockport Street/Airport Road and Route 126 aimed at serving the growing numbers of residents in Plainfield, Romeoville and Bolingbrook. But some are not happy with the idea.
Shopping center Algonquin Commons is up for sale after a real estate agency that purchased the property three years ago brought the area back to life with dozens of new stores and restaurants.
The new park at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Mill site is Phase One of Sterling’s $300 million Riverfront Reimagined Project.
Weeks after the plan commission approved expanding uses to the business park, a business is seeking to move there.
Sweetbean Cafe and Bakery will use the grant to purchase a walk-in cooler and create service space for an espresso machine.
Advancing Grundy is the initiative to build a more resilient and diversified economy with a clear strategic plan and nine community action items.
Once completed, the pathway would start south of the railroad tracks at the corner of Nachusa Avenue and Broadway Street. It would continue south until it reaches Bloody Gulch Road, where it would swing east and tie into the city’s Gateway development.
Developers of a 4.99-megawatt community solar facility last week got the go-ahead from the Ogle County Board to move forward with a project that could power about 800 single-family homes.
Long-awaited bridge work on Lucinda Avenue has been completed, and the newly reconstructed bridge is reopen for traffic in DeKalb.
Scott McMaster succeeds former director Mike Petrick, who was promoted to assistant village administrator for Channahon in August.
Water's Edge is Crystal Lake's biggest development. Here's a look at the plans and the timeline.
Sculptor from Spain joins others from Midwest, California and Will County in presentation of downtown sculpture proposals to Joliet Arts Commission.
The city of Joliet acquired land two years ago to create a park that could force sex offenders in nearby apartments to move.
The new park along the Rock River at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Mill site is Phase One of Sterling’s $300 million Riverfront Reimagined Project.
A developer hoping to build 40 townhomes in Sycamore received a thumbs up from city officials this week with his latest plans to build in a subdivision behind Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The units would sell between $350,000 and $375,000, and need additional city approval.
Public comment invited when Joliet Arts Commission looks at six finalists for City Square sculpture on Wednesday.
The Joliet Arts Commission has narrowed the list of finalists for its art sculpture contest for the future city square in downtown Joliet. The six finalists will present their proposals at the Joliet Arts Commission meeting on Wednesday. The finalists were chosen from 14 original submissions.
A Third Street beauty salon and an East Lincoln Highway building that once housed a used car dealership are getting a hand-up on repairs with a little aid from the City of DeKalb.
Nearly a year after breaking ground on the redevelopment of the long-struggling Crystal Court shopping center in Crystal Lake, tenants in. the new Water's Edge could start moving into apartments as soon as November.
The Old Mill Park developer who said Sycamore residents want smaller condos will have to come up with a new proposal if he wants to add single-bedroom units to his community, after another failed attempt to get city support.
The restaurant group, Azul Cantina Inc., based in Charleston, South Carolina, signed a lease for the retail space from owner Harkness Properties LLC in August, according to commercial real-estate company Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic.
The Sterling City Council on Monday approved a pre-annexation agreement for land owned by Bill Hermes of TN Hermes at McCue and West LeFevre roads, where Nexamp Solar LLC wants to build the LeFevre Road Solar Project.
The properties sit next to each other along the 800 block of Taylor Court, which will eventually become the entrance into the community that is being developed by Ted Hvarre of Hvarre Development LLC.
The new Counseling Works office is located at 611 W. Jefferson St., Suite 201, Shorewood. New clients are being accepted, seven days a week, both in-person and via telehealth.
After the Sycamore City Council said no to his request for more condo units at his Sycamore housing development, the Old Mill Park property developer has asked the city to reconsider his proposal.
A proposal for over 200 single-family homes and townhomes in Prairie Grove faced a setback after the planning and zoning commission recommended denial of the requested rezoning.
Cheap Trick’s mega hit “I Want You to Want Me” rang true Thursday as hundreds of people waited to get inside the new Hard Rock Casino Rockford, which offers a Hard Rock Live entertainment venue intertwined with music memorabilia, including some from Rockford's own Cheap Trick.
DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes this week helped lay out the city’s arguments for a plan to redevelop dilapidated buildings on Fourth Street, backing the proposal that still needs City Council approval to create a tax increment financing district. A public town hall is set to follow.
With the DeKalb City Council’s approval this week, plans for the construction of a 120-room Marriott-branded hotel are expected to proceed at 902 Peace Road, DeKalb.
A developer’s request to add one-bedroom units to Old Mill Park, a 55-and-older community in Sycamore, was denied by the city this week.
The city of Dixon has kicked off the first step in creating its new comprehensive plan, which will guide city leaders’ decisions for the next 20 years.
Some DeKalb Fourth Street residents likely received a city mailer about a proposed new tax increment financing district. City staff have said a new TIF would help improve dilapidated and empty buildings in the area, encouraging new development. Here's what we know
Developer John Bays has acquired the Murphy Building, formerly owned by the Housing Authority of Joliet at 331 N. Ottawa St. He is renovating it for middle-income apartments.