Illinois
You Can't Beat City Hall, But You Can Try To Compromise
Suburb's tree preservation/replacement law clashes with a homeowner's need for an accessible driveway for his teenager who has disabilities.
Illinois' Principles Of Balanced Growth
Illinois' Campaign for Sensible Growth releases the final report of the Winnebago County Balanced Growth Initiative.
Suburbs: Regional Plan Flawed
Does Chicago Metropolis 2020 ignore the good planning that has been done in the region?
Chicago's Urban Design Mistakes
Architecture critic Blair Kamin lists urban design mistakes that "deaden" Chicago's cityscape.
Chicago's Metropolis Plan Released
Chicago Metropolis 2020 has released its Metropolis Plan, a policy document intended to be the business elite's broad new vision for the Chicago region a la the 1909 Burnham Plan.
Debunking Myths About Multi-Family Housing
Why aren't more suburbs approving multi-family housing?
Tearing Down Community Opposition To Teardowns
Builder donates profits on teardown project to homeless charity.
Alarming Future For Chicago Region
A new report says if current if the current land use, transportation and taxation policites continue, the Chicago region faces an alarming future.
If You Don't Like The Laws, Just Deannex
For those of you who just can't wait for that beer on the golf course...
Vinyl Just Isn't Good Enough
Circuit court sides with the municipality's not allowing vinyl siding on historic mansion
Big Chains Crowd Chicago's Loop
National chains lease most of the retail space in downtown Chicago, squeezing out local and independent businesses.
HOPE VI And The New Urbanism
Can communities eliminate low-income housing to make mixed-income communities?
Suburb-to-Suburb Rail Line Proposed For Chicago
Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.
Public Hearing Procedures Questioned
The Illinois Supreme Court put local governments on notice that all parties must be given the floor during land use related public hearing proceedings.
Amtrak To Close Down Chicago Office
To save money, Amtrak will close down its office in Chicago's Loop.
PBS Airs Chicago: City Of The Century
City of the Century chronicles Chicago's dramatic transformation from a swampy frontier town of fur traders and Native Americans to a massive metropolis that was the quintessential American city of the nineteenth century.
Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 3
Chicago could learn a thing or two from New York. This is the last part of a series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.
Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 1
Hundreds of historically significant buildings in Chicago have been demolished.
Chicago's Embarrassing Historic Preservation Record
The Chicago Tribune publishies a scathing indictment of Chicago's efforts at historic preservation.
Crunch Time For Kane County Growth Planning
Kane County is working on the 2030 Land Resource Management Plan, to be released in November.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
