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June 5, 2008

 

ILLINOIS PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

 

Obscure new rule forcing district to rebid projects; District did not place an ad in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. The requirement for that ad was included in modifications to the School Energy Conservation and Saving Measures act, effective last September

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/06/04/obscure_new_rule_forcing_district_to

 

Indian Prairie School District 204 could be ordered to pay $5M to the owners of the land it chose not to build its third high school on

http://tinyurl.com/59tj8u

 

At least two more months are expected to pass before a judge decides whether Indian Prairie Unit District 204 owes money to property owners whose land the district tried to condemn -- and, if so, how much

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=203156&src=2

 

Students say hello, good-bye to Hampshire High School; The new, state-of-the-art high school is more than twice the size of the current one and will allow administrators to offer more courses, sports and activities

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/local/doc48470eff21655496897297.txt

 

Northern Illinois University officials are "cautiously optimistic" a stalled capital bill that includes about $7.7M to renovate Cole Hall will pass when it comes before the Legislature again this fall

http://www.dekalb-chronicle.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/news05.txt

 

Lincoln College to start building Lincoln Center; $8.1M dream is 'going to happen'

http://www.lincolncourier.com/homepage/x1518489179

 

Ela Township's revised landscaping plan for 5 acres where it plans to build a new town hall/office failed to meet the Lake Zurich tree commission's requirements

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202799&src=3

 

The much-debated plan to build a new Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park moves Thursday to the City Council's Zoning Committee, where the unwritten City Hall rule of "aldermanic prerogative" probably will be disregarded for one of the few times in recent memory

http://tinyurl.com/56hnwh

 

Waukegan is looking at a new proposal to build a minor-league baseball stadium downtown

http://tinyurl.com/3jlgoh

 

OK'd Champaign budget includes major capital projects; $12M in funding for a 600-space parking deck

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/06/04/okd_champaign_budget_includes_major_capital_projects

 

A Downtown Peoria hospital's $400M expansion project goes before the city's zoning commission tonight for approval amid concerns about building sizes, helicopter noise and Hamilton Boulevard's future

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1056106767/Methodists-growth-plans-seek-approval

 

At the same time a proposal to build a library on or near once-rejected District 150 property by Richwoods High School is back on the table - if barely - Peoria Public Library officials also are working their way through a list of questions the City Council had about the original $35M citywide construction project

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x396301963/Library-Board-works-through-49-council-questions

 

 

 

 

ILLINOIS PRIVATE LEADS

 

Mass transit demand rises, costs soar; Fuel prices and smaller government subsidies are squeezing transit budgets

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0604/p01s09-usgn.html

 

Plan to give local officials control over Peotone-area airport stalls

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/05/news/doc48475d4464813223538823.txt

 

Wayne officials have committed $10,000 in village funds to help fight Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=203236&src=2

 

A Kane County Board committee recommended spending $55,000 to promote foreclosure prevention and homeowner services

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=203151&src=5

 

Kane County officials have several programs to help troubled homeowners, and they want to get the word out

http://tinyurl.com/3jp8sh

 

A date has been set for Rockton residents to weigh in on possibly redirecting tax dollars to redevelop the site of the future Chemtool headquarters

http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1518489824/Public-gets-chance-Aug-5-to-weigh-in-on-TIF

 

Developers' plan for 350-lot Rantoul subdivision approved; 495-acre TIF district so that district money could be used to reimburse the developer for the cost of infrastructure at the site

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/06/04/developers_plan_for_rantoul_subdivision_approved

 

One of the two wind-energy companies interested in bringing 180 turbines to Ford County has secured long-term leases with landowners for about 2,400 acres of farmland east of Paxton

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/06/04/leases_secured_on__acres_for_wind_farm

 

The Tazewell County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a proposed wind farm, dealing a blow to opponents who hoped to stop the project

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1056106743/Future-wind-farm-approved

 

 

 

 

 

June 4, 2008

 

ILLINOIS PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

 

Cary Park District board eyes multi-purpose sports center

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/local/doc4844d1ad095b2545630036.txt

 

A land transfer from the city of Woodstock to the Woodstock Fire-Rescue District will have a double benefit for city residents; New fire station could be built on 1.9 acres

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/local/doc4844d115ef401201802771.txt

 

The Chicago Botanic Garden has broken ground on a building designed to serve as an international center for plant conservation research

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/doc4845a8f3cde1f120858921.txt

 

The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has broken ground on a building designed to serve as an international center for plant conservation research. The 36,000-square-foot center is scheduled to be completed in fall 2009

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202690&src=109

 

Opponents of Mayor Daley's plan to build a new, $100M Children's Museum in Grant Park demanded that the museum release three years of records to prove it seriously considered more than three dozen alternative sites

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/984901,museum060308.article

 

The Warrenville City Council gave conditional approval for Central DuPage Hospital and Procure Treatment Centers to build a proton cancer therapy treatment center in the Cantera development

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202525&src=2

 

Barrington Community Stadium is scheduled to open on time this summer; In April 2007, voters agreed to spend $4.4M to rebuild the stadium

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202705&src=1

 

Hoffman Estates $32M police station gets first OK; Village officials said they'll pay for the station with two bond issues totaling $54.9M

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202635&src=1

 

Heartland Community College board approves baseball stadium agreement

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/doc4845baa05f059223025629.txt

 

The future of the Lakeview branch of the Peoria Public Library could now be in question; Putting new branch near Richwoods could force Lakeview facility to close

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x99500168/Library-officials-baffled-by-plan

 

 

 

 

ILLINOIS PRIVATE LEADS

 

The Galesburg City Council is considering placing the Railroad Hall of Fame, among other ideas, in an effort to create a tourist destination

http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1518488170/City-focuses-on-central-tourist-site

 

Wal-Mart opponents speak up in West Dundee

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202699&src=5

 

Antioch officials have agreed to a TIF district feasibility study to help fund public improvements for Antioch Corporate Center, an industrial park

http://tinyurl.com/5kszdg

 

The McHenry County Board approved a $2.9M agreement for the second phase of engineering of the proposed bypass that would detour traffic around Algonquin's congested downtown

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202639&src=4

 

The Lockport city council will review plans to amend the annexation agreement for a subdivision planned near the Interstate 355 tollway; Calls for about 6 acres of office zoning, 5.4 acres of community commercial zoning, and 86.7 acres of mixed-use residential zoning with 86 single-family homes and 31 two-unit townhomes

http://tinyurl.com/5wpz6e

 

A zoning plan and annexation request to transform a former drive-in theater into a condominium complex won approval from Rockford aldermen

http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1208368840/Condo-complex-gets-council-OK

 

Since 1992, Illinois Valley area communities have disbursed at least $3,449,210 through sales tax refunds - often in addition to other benefits such as property tax abatement or partial property tax returns

http://www.newstrib.com/articles/news/local/default.asp?article=0D14165FCA484CB229C340CD96A2B8E89CEAF213F208B6D8

 

Options for possible east-side highway narrowed to 3; Choice of where to build the highway east of Bloomington-Normal, if the highway should be built. A no-build option still is possible

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/doc4845d5a8827b3568429073.txt

 

Eighteen property owners have sued the Illinois Commerce Commission, claiming the state agency has no authority to rule in an eminent-domain case involving a company pursuing construction of a crude-oil pipeline through Illinois

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1056106399/Property-owners-sue-ICC-over-pipeline

 

Record number of tourists hit Chicago in 2007

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29673

 

The University of Chicago has terminated its contract to sell the Harper Theater building to a developer, citing the firms' lack of progress on the project

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29666

 

The public will get a chance to sound off on the proposed sale of St. Francis Hospital. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board has set aside seven hours to take comments from

http://tinyurl.com/5jqn5m

 

 

 

 

 

June 3, 2008

 

ILLINOIS PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

 

Lincoln rural firefighters welcomed the public to their new firehouse

http://www.lincolncourier.com/homepage/x1427983135

 

As the Doudna Fine Arts Center expansion nears completion, the owners of two former supermarket buildings leased by Eastern Illinois University will need to find new tenants

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/06/02/news/doc48435b123a2c7957824149.txt

 

Oswego Public Library District officials are set to open bids for the agency's new Montgomery Library Campus

http://www.ledgersentinel.com/article.asp?a=7257

 

Normal reaches terms for minor league baseball stadium

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/doc4844ca0eb383a040897412.txt

 

 

 

 

ILLINOIS PRIVATE LEADS

 

The retail real estate market has taken an expected turn for the worse, as the vacancy rate for shop space in the Chicago area rose for the third straight quarter, reaching its highest level in almost four years

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29650

 

Slumping economy delays mall plans in New Lenox; News that a slowing economy has delayed groundbreaking for retail developments in New Lenox and Frankfort is no cause for panic, local leaders say.

http://tinyurl.com/5woets

 

Oswego is seeking a buyer for the old village hall and some adjoining properties. Village officials are hopeful that whoever purchases the properties will re-develop them for tax-generating businesses such as retail stores and restaurants

http://www.ledgersentinel.com/article.asp?a=7262

 

Theater, retail, green space, jobs, connectivity and train tracks were just a handful of terms that were tossed around as passionate Glen Ellyn residents collaborated, mapped out and discussed their vision of a perfect downtown

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202056&src=2

 

St. Charles will issue bonds and pay for work at a site as an incentive to bring Costco

http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/06/03/news/local/doc4844d5024bac8358729805.txt

 

Barrington leaders called on members of Congress to take their opposition of Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. to the "next level"

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=202105&src=3

 

A new gas station and car wash will be the first component of a $9M retail center in Plainfield

http://tinyurl.com/677odb

 

Lockport aldermen could vote on plans for two commercial buildings and a gas station and mini-mart on 10.77 acres

http://tinyurl.com/64qggx

 

Princeton land deal could help attract jobs, developers; Option to purchase a 140-acre parcel of land

http://www.newstrib.com/articles/news/local/default.asp?article=DF91A045D33DB31620BE46B296B8D3FA1C11D8C8A9BC2E00

 

Centreville breaks ground on $3.8M retail development

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/358455.html

 

 

 

 

 

June 2, 2008

 

ILLINOIS PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

 

Lockport OKs plan for medical center, but faces delay

http://tinyurl.com/5uq8q5

 

Half-cent sales tax for Public Safety Building expansion revisited in Boone County

http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1346457409/Half-cent-sales-tax-for-Public-Safety-Building-expansion-revisited

 

Champaign church goes green with new addition; Meadowbrook Community Church will dedicate its new $4M addition

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/05/30/champaign_church_goes_green_with_new_addition

 

Study: Douglas County Jail has space problems

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/05/30/study_douglas_county_jail_has_space_problems

 

Lockport Township High School recognizes the economic pressures on area residents, and the district's new referendum proposal seeks to balance those concerns with students' needs, leaders say

http://tinyurl.com/49z82r

 

University of Chicago Medical Center to open downtown practice; Details of the move and exactly how many square feet involved in the office are unclear

http://tinyurl.com/4whdu4

 

Defeated capital plan leaves NIU in limbo; Northern Illinois University would have received $7.7M to renovate Cole Hall under a capital construction plan that House lawmakers defeated

http://www.rrstar.com/news/x138489584/Defeated-capital-plan-leaves-NIU-in-limbo

 

Proposed renovations for Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University were thrown into limbo Saturday night after the Illinois House blocked a major gaming expansion that would have provided $34 billion for construction programs throughout the state

http://www.dekalb-chronicle.com/articles/2008/06/01/news/news04.txt

 

Southwest Chicago Christian Schools officials are looking to get in on the southwest suburban development boom, exploring the possibility of building a new campus in the New Lenox area

http://tinyurl.com/6ejow5

 

Tinley Park officials announced the drab station will be replaced next year with a new $7.5M train station

http://tinyurl.com/5vebat

 

New Kewanee Hospital opens its doors

http://www.starcourier.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/local3.txt

 

Carthage is not getting a new hospital. Rather, Memorial Hospital is getting a new facility; Officials broke ground for the $22M facility; Construction is slated to be completed in the spring of 2009

http://www.whig.com/story/Memorial-Hospital-SUN

 

With shiny shovels in hand, DuPage High School District 88 officials broke ground on roughly $115.3M in improvements to Addison Trail and Willowbrook high schools

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=201606&src=2

 

At first glance, Delnor-Community Hospital's new West Addition seems more hotel than health care facility; $45M Delnor addition almost ready to open

http://tinyurl.com/5y5taz

 

Lake Villa Fire Protection District's newest station opened, a $3.5M firehouse that will serve the rapidly growing northeast quadrant of Lindenhurst

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=201601&src=3

 

Fire station opens in Lindenhurst

http://tinyurl.com/6hrey3

 

Shorewood dedicates new village hall building

http://tinyurl.com/5zb46o

 

Hospital battleground: University of Chicago eyes Northwestern's territory

http://tinyurl.com/68nwcj

 

Growing pains from St. Ambrose University's rapid enrollment growth have neighbors around the campus seeking help from city government

http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/06/02/news/local/doc484329a7568ac950183057.txt

 

Parents concerned over class sizes at Fairview schools; A $96.7M referendum approved in February will pay for two new grade schools and enlarging another, but it won't come soon enough

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/02/news/doc48438bc5e9fa1849313591.txt

 

 

 

 

ILLINOIS PRIVATE LEADS

 

The Illinois House of Representatives recently approved legislation to ensure plans exist for the rehabilitation for the environmentally contaminated property known as brownfields

http://tinyurl.com/5fald4

 

Four of five massive shopping centers proposed for Will County are delaying their openings as retailers halt expansion plans in a slowing economy

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29641

 

A Tale of Two Malls; New Lenox and Orland Park have a not-so-secret formula that includes a hefty dose of planning mixed with tough political decisions and controversy to create a regional shopping district and the revenue that flows from it

http://tinyurl.com/5uj9jz

 

Chicago is choke point in overloaded U.S. rail system; While the nation's attention is focused on air travel congestion and the high cost of fuel for highway driving, a crisis is developing under the radar for another form of transportation -- the freight trains used to deliver many of the goods that keep the U.S. economy humming

http://tinyurl.com/4htg2w

 

An Aurora legislator is criticizing a proposed budget from state transportation officials that includes money to acquire land for the Prairie Parkway project

http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/local/doc483fde4f3e1a0364393163.txt

 

TIF district studied for industrial park in Antioch

http://tinyurl.com/5sfm7n

 

Des Plaines businesses challenge TIF district

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=201070&src=1

 

Local wineries brace for law; Only wineries that produce 25,000 gallons or less per year can sell directly to retailers

http://tinyurl.com/6ppuvf

 

Break for sellers: Banks settle for less; As values tumble and more foreclosures loom, homeowners get chance to sell out for less than the amount of their mortgages

http://tinyurl.com/5d5wdw

 

Local planners have ratified an earlier decision to pursue a commuter rail line from Chicago through Belvidere to Rockford

http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1346457097/Planning-organization-votes-to-pursue-commuter-rail-line

 

Opponents of the El Paso wind farm project must now wait and see what action the Woodford County Board will take in July when it is next scheduled to discuss the controversial development

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x491731055/Residents-will-await-wind-farm-decision

 

Aurora wrapped up its decades-long downzoning project, one proponents hope will reduce overcrowding and lighten the burden on cash-strapped school districts. The City Council voted to re-zone the last 111 eligible homes in the city from multi-family to single-family uses, finishing up a 34-year run of more than 6,700 properties

http://tinyurl.com/53ckfd

 

A proposed food store appears to be on hold, but another major retailer is set to become part of the village, a Homer Glen official said

http://tinyurl.com/4e6e6o

 

A development in Algonquin originally was slated to have a mix of office, retail and apartments, all flanking a tall office building and a courtyard. Then the economy and real-estate markets tanked.

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/06/01/news/local/doc4842720410515536266973.txt

 

Less than 24-hours after the Illinois Department of Agriculture approved a permit for construction, equipment to erect the first of two dairy farms that may become the largest operation in the state was at the 1,400-acre site in Nora Township

http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2008/06/01/news/doc48420267e469b237942408.txt

 

Pittsfield plans public hearing about TIF proposal

http://www.whig.com/story/TIF-hearing-SUN

 

Financial help for Taylorville coal plant snuffed out in House

http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2008/06/01/news/state/1033014.txt

 

Kane transportation officials, as well as County Board members on the Transportation Committee, are set to take a closer look at the transportation improvement program, known as TIP.

http://tinyurl.com/3g3sxz

 

Reconfiguring some one-way streets near downtown Chicago's commuter rail stations to handle two-way traffic and restricting access to curb lanes where taxicabs, buses and cars compete for space are key pieces of a new city study

http://tinyurl.com/5otmjy

 

Bloomington has partnered with the Economic Development Council of Bloomington-Normal, businesses and neighborhood associations to study how the area immediately west of the city's downtown can be rebuilt and attract more homeowners and businesses

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/02/news/doc48434b62486ad400924772.txt