Illinois

As large McMansions move into suburban areas, many of the smaller older houses are being pushed out of the neighborhood by higher taxes, or by demolition to make room for larger homes.

July 4, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Inspired by European biking models, the "Bike 2015 Plan" envisions a city flooded with bicycle commuters using a well-developed infrastructure within 10 years.

June 12, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Urban planner Kyle Ezell has developed a course to teach suburbanites the "skills" required for downtown living. It promotes the "ruppie", or "retired urban people" lifestyle.

June 7, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Modernist park design inspires modernist residential buildings, increasing real estate values in Chicago's East Loop.

June 6, 2006 - The New York Times

Formed with the help of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and legions of African Americans discriminated against during the Civil Rights era, the agency that helped pass the federal Fair Housing Act will close.

June 3, 2006 - Chicago Sun Times

Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and other big box stores could pay Chicago employees a "living wage" as early as next month.

June 2, 2006 - The New York Times

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ralph Martire says that the project warrants careful analysis before the state decides to sell-off a profit-making asset to reduce deficit.

June 2, 2006 - Chicago Sun-Times

The Int. Journal of Health Geographics publishes a study on how "GIS and cluster analysis makes it possible to objectively characterize urban neighborhoods and to select comparable and/or contrasting neighborhoods for community-based health studies."

May 24, 2006 - International Journal of Health Geographics

A new development at the confluence of the River Nile has brought an Illinois planner back to her native country of Sudan.

May 19, 2006 - ILAPA News BLAST!

The "City in a Garden" lives up to its motto, using tons of versatile mulch to promote sustainability and improve quality of life.

May 18, 2006 - The New York Times

Proposed 20-story tower could be first new high-rise in three decades for Chicago's South Side area.

May 17, 2006 - Chicago Sun-Times

Despite their undying love of cars, Chicago commuters are grudgingly hopping on the train to avoid congestion from the "Dan Ryan Dig," a $600 million project to improve the "busiest road in Illinois."

April 22, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Chicago has erupted in controversy over the potential naming of a street after a Black Panther; what have street names meant to different people in different cities?

March 29, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Slowly but surely, the Chicago Public Housing Authority continues fundraising, demolition, and reconstruction at the infamous public housing project.

March 10, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Police Department is getting serious about community involvement in neighborhood safety, coinciding with the city's murder rate leveling off.

January 12, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

A raging fire guts Adler & Sullivan's 1891 K.A.M./Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood and, in silencing the rich echoes of over a century of human aspiration, offers a potent reminder of how architecture channels urban memory.

January 9, 2006 - Repeat

This January Illinois lawmakers and citizens are set to do battle over the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the use of eminent domain for private economic development.

January 4, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

Sherman Plaza, a new mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Evanston, Illinois is the latest in a series of developments that are transforming this once sleepy college town into a vital urban destination.

November 17, 2005 - The New York Times

Chicago experiences a surge in number of residents choosing to live in the center city, near jobs and recreation.

November 15, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

The newly opened park, a ground-breaking achievement, is a model for all other cities in terms of both design and operations.

November 1, 2005 - The Boston Globe