Illinois
'Precedent-Setting' Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Enacted
A Chicago suburb has enacted the region's first inclusionary zoning ordinance.
Illinois: The Windy State?
With a few commercial wind farm developments underway, Illinois is joining the 'nationwide surge' to use wind power as source of energy.
Economic Development: Urban Farming
One group in Chicago is demonstrating that urban farming can be a viable economic development strategy in low income areas.
A War On Parking
A zoning rewrite will impose tougher restrictions on downtown parking in Chicago.
Broadening The Range Of Housing Types
The use of coach houses, or granny flats, to address affordable housing needs, also addresses the need to develop a broad range of housing types.
Zoning, Churches And Discrimination
A lawsuit over the siting a church in a small town in Illinois cites racism and discrimination in land use.
Public Housing Residents Sue Over Contamination
Residents sue the Chicago Public Housing Authority for potential harmful exposure to PCBs.
The Decline Of Chicago Architecture
Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic, Blair Kamin, goes on a tirade over how the unchecked residential boom in Chicago has ruined the City's architectural character.
Volunteers Help Rehab Declining School Facilities
Public school facilities in Chicago are getting a 'face-lift' with the help of volunteers from private firms.
Putting Faith Into Public Housing
A faith-based developer in Chicago sets the precedent for the private sector in acquiring closed public housing properties.
Suburbs Conduct Study to Curb Airport Expansion
Three suburbs that would be affected by the expansion of O'Hare Airport in Chicago, will weigh the feasibility of privately developing a major airport in another location.
Keeping Wal-Marts Out Of The City
Organized labor is working to block the development of a Wal-Mart supercenter in Chicago.
Another Dimension Of The Housing Challenge
A study that focuses on squatters living in public housing units slated for demolition, foregrounds the imminent threat of homelessness and the need for affordable supportive housing in Chicago.
Affordable Housing Dilemna
Cracking down on substandard conditions in an expiring-use apartment complex in Joliet, IL could have unintended consequences for Section 8 holders.
Why 'the Suburbs Rule'
Part of a comprehensive three-part series on the love/hate relationship of the aging suburbs of Chicago.
Mixed Income Housing Not Working In Cabrini-Green
Some early experiments at mixing incomes in developments around Chicago's Cabrini-Green community are just not working.
Using Shrubbery Greens To Produce Dollar Greens
Chicago will use the 'green-town' concept to bring economic revitalization to a distressed area.
Chicago Public Housing Residents Moving Up
NPR reports on the lives and opportunities for former public housing residents in mixed-income developments.
TIF Gives Project A Lift
TIF dollars will be used to subsidize the development of the controversial Montgomery Wards site in Chicago, which has been slowed by a weak economy and delays in negotiating city subsidies.
Special Censuses Conducted To Seek More Funding
In the burgeoning southwest suburbs of Chicago, several towns are undertaking special censuses 'in hopes of reaping more state tax dollars.'
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Planning for Universal Design
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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
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