Development

The Lockport City Council approved a rezoning and construction plan for a new subdivision between Bruce Road and I-355 on Wednesday.

Geneva alderpersons recently unveiled a facilities master plan that includes building a new police department and renovating City Hall, among projects that could cost upward of $131 million. A City Council vote is expected this month.

A prolific homebuilder wants to buy a chunk of land near Naperville from the DuPage Water Commission.

The architecture firm behind the new Sycamore Fire Station has been contracted to assess a former Nicor building Sycamore School District 427 bought in 2024 to house district administration offices. The building sustained storm damage earlier this spring.

At the June 24 Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously voted to increase the village’s water tap-on fees by $3,000 to bring them to $5,200 per unit.

McHenry County College will create a new events center on campus to host future community and college happenings.

Woodstock is purchasing property that the City Council had authorized the use of eminent domain to acquire.

The Lockport City Council is expected to vote on plans for two new residential developments at its meeting on July 2.

The expansion will double the size of the clinic’s current footprint. The first floor will be used for primary and urgent care services, with 22 exam rooms, three care team workstations and one procedure room. The second-floor addition will connect to the medical-surgical unit.

Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary shared updated plans that now include owner-occupied single-family homes after many residents advocated for them.

Eager shoppers began lining up at 6 a.m. Wednesday outside the new Whole Foods Market in downtown St. Charles, ahead of the store’s grand opening ceremony. By 8:30 a.m., a line of nearly 200 people stretched from the grocer’s front door at 300 S. Second St.

Campton Hills officials canceled a public hearing scheduled for Thursday on a 962-acre annexation to allow more time to work with Geneva District 304, Village Administrator Mark Rooney said.

A former Dania furniture store, an old bank and some auto service shops had been fading into obsolescence near the border of Lombard and Glen Ellyn.

Kaneland School District 302 has sued Sugar Grove, asking a judge to dissolve The Grove tax increment financing district redevelopment project, Kane County court records show.

The Joliet City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement on Friday to resolve litigation involving the city and two warehouse developers.

Campton Hills stands to receive $9.45 million in permit fees from a proposed annexation of 962 acres with 900 homes, according to a draft agreement, but the Geneva school district isn't guaranteed any of that.

East Dundee trustees reviewed three more potential development options for the former Haeger Potteries site this week after raising concerns about an initial proposal presented in February.

Jayne Berhnard, a planner employed by the city of Joliet since 2017, has been promoted to the position of planning director.

Sterling’s new riverfront park has been named Northwestern Steel & Wire Park.

The McHenry City Council weighed in on what members want to see in development in downtown ahead of ordinance updates that will guide developers going forward.

The updated comprehensive plan will address key topics including land use, transportation and growth management across Kendall County.

A group of residents who live in an unincorporated area west of Downers Grove are protesting a daycare center proposed for Maple Avenue near their neighborhood

The Geneva City Council Monday approved an extension of its site plan approval for Venture One Acquisitions LLC, which proposes to build a 7150,200-square-foot industrial building on the city's east side.

The Huntley Village Board was lukewarm on the idea of duplexes along Route 47, with some trustees hoping to see that area developed with commercial uses.

The City Council votes Tuesday on free 2-hour street parking in downtown Joliet.

The Sycamore City Council will consider annexing land near the corner of Coltonville Road and Electric Park Drive on Monday, potentially paving the way for a commercial developer. “It’s kind of an eyesore right now," city commissioner Dave Finney said of the land.

The McHenry County courts have granted Fox River Grove permission to demolish a long-abandoned apartment complex as lawsuits among contractors and the developer continue.

Several extensive public infrastructure projects are underway in the Sauk Valley region, and project managers are working diligently to keep them moving forward.

A year after the McHenry City Council shot down Shodeen Group's development plans, city leaders will discuss what their vision is for the area.

In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox's more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.

The second meeting of the new Joliet District 5 advisory council will be at the Joliet Public Library Ottawa Branch.

Developers are pursuing plans for a five-story, mixed-use building on "Block B" in downtown Fox River Grove.

The $12 million development known as Project Rock will extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers.

The Dixon City Council approved an agreement with Lee County officials on June 2, 2025, that allows access to previously awarded grant funds to be used for rehabilitating or demolishing abandoned properties.

Although the city’s yet-to-be-named riverfront park and splash pad were originally projected to be finished toward the end of June, Strand Associates project manager Zach Simpson said the last progress meeting with contractors indicated the project was slightly behind schedule.

The Dixon City Council approved a cash farm lease agreement Monday, June 2, 2025, for the 65-acre property behind Walmart on South Galena Avenue that the city purchased in October 2024.

The Lockport City Council is considering a plan for a new 23-unit townhome development north of Division Street and East of Cedar Road.

Dominick Orlando was known as a plan commissioner with an independent streak, and now he has the distinction of being taken off the panel by two different mayors.

Following nearly seven years of discussions and plans, the J. Jeffers housing and business project appears ready to begin.

Construction on Sterling's Riverfront Park is underway, with the city being closer to receiving tax incentives on the project.

While the Patriot Hyundai has established its temporary home in Bourbonnais, construction of its new home in Bradley should begin later this year.

The Sterling Industrial Development Commission sold four vacant properties around Sterling for $1 each.

Residents of a subdivision neighboring a proposed 37-acre mixed-use development are speaking out against a plan that would connect New Haven Drive to Route 31, disrupting their community, residents say.

Two housing proposals, a mix of town homes, apartments and age 55-and-older units, were pitched to the McHenry City Council Monday with mixed feedback from the board

The $19-million Josh Jeffers' 47-unit downtown Kankakee market-rate apartment building is now moving forward as a Planned Unit Development.

After some two years of reconstruction, Hobbie Avenue, one of Kankakee's main thoroughfares, is nearing its reopening.

One plan commission member is questioning Plainfield’s Comprehensive Plan and how it relates to the addition of another residential development.

Naperville, formerly the third largest city in Illinois, reclaims that status as it edges out Joliet in latest census data.

The DeKalb City Council this week approved a plan to expand Oakwood Cemetery at 611-615 N. First St. in DeKalb Township.

Joliet eyes moving City Hall away from the river, building five-story buildings, and other options as part of its downtown redevelopment.