Illinois
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.'
New Chicago Dorm Elevates Student Housing
Residence hall blends modernity, ammenities, site appropriateness at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Historic Preservation Efforts For Mail Order Homes
Joliet, IL is redefining historic preservation by pioneering efforts to preserve mail order homes.
Bridging Good Design With City Needs
Chicago's design competition for bridge work along its shoreline turns out a diversity of designs and designers.
Riverfront Revival
Communities, nationwide, are spending millions to revitalize riverfront and lakefront properties.
Morphing Of Lifestyle And Power Retail
The sprawling 420,000-square-foot shopping destination known as Geneva Commons is the latest prototype of the lifestyle center.
Efforts Near Stadium Not A Home Run
The U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago hopes to benefit from the redevelopment efforts occuring in its vicinity.
Transportation Funds Siphoned Off To Reduce State Deficit
Transportation officials in Illinois struggle to find ways to deal with the siphoning off millions of state transportation funds.
Chicago's Last Frontier
Environmental and industrial interests work together for the revitalization of the former Steel Belt of Chicago.
Cold Stone To Hard Rock
Hard Rock stakes its first urban claim in the home city of the blues.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
