Illinois
Chicago Transit Authority: End Its Misery
Dennis Byrne expresses his views about the current battle between the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transit Authority.
Ilegal School Impact Fees
A lawsuit alleges that McHenry County, Illinois imposed illegal school impact fees on homebuilders for over ten years.
Transit-based Development Is Good For Economic Development
A Palatine, Illinois developer finds that the transit based development model can be easily replicated along the Metra tracks.
Trump's Chicago Skyscraper Is Disappointing
Blair Kamin reviews the design of the riverfront skyscraper that Donald Trump is planning to build in Chicago.
Chicago Preparing To Rewrite Zoning Ordinance
How does a city described by planners as having the worst local political system in the nation rewrite its zoning ordinance?
History Of The Chicago Bungalow
A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation traces the fascinating history of Chicago's bungalow.
Do Federal Funds Better Support Cities Or Suburbs?
Federal funds do not support all parts of the metropolitan area in the same way. This paper examines effects of that spending on development in the Chicago metropolitan area.
ADA Overrides Zoning Rules
According to a case in Illinois, the American with Disabilities Act will overrie local zoning restrictions.
Chicago Transit Authority Taps Students For Ideas
The Chicago Transit Authority is collaborating with research efforts at leading universities.
Terror-proofing Skyscrapers: Experts Brainstorm
Architects and engineers meet in Chicago at a conference to discuss how skyscrapers can be protected from terrorism.
Restoring The Mississippi
For five years now, Chad Pregracke, a 26-year old Illinois resident, has been on a heroic personal mission to clean up the Mississippi. His efforts have won him an award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rumors Cause Sears Tower Evacuations
Sears Tower occupants evacuate the building several times due to bomb hoaxes.
Is The Sears Tower Safe?
In Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, occupants of the Sears Tower worry about security.
Universities Team Up To Build Nation's Largest Dorm
Three of Chicago universities team up to build the nation's largest student residence hall in downtown Chicago's South Loop area.
Chicago's Architectural Landmarks
A look at Chicago's landmarks and its rich architectural history.
Chicago Zoning Chief Resigns
Chicago's zoning chief is out of a job after a scandal over a code governing businesses bordering Wrigley Field.
Place, Race And Work
While welfare caseloads have declined nationally in the past several years, the decline has not been uniform across states and cities.
Poll: Suburbanites Prefer Public Transit...For Others
Poll of Chicago suburbanites finds traffic congestion to be a major problem. Many respondents believe improving public transportation will help but don't want to use it themselves.
Family Lost In Suburbs
The Onion humorously reports on a family of five that was found alive in the Chicago suburbs after eight years.
DuPage County Unveils Large Trails Project
DuPage County, IL, unveiled its largest trails project in a decade to create 46 miles of uniterrupted regional bike and running trails.
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
