Minimum Wage Increase Law May Impact Small Construction Businesses
Senate Bill 1, passed February 19, increases Illinois’ minimum wage to $9.25 per hour stating January 1, 2020, to $10.00 per hour July 1,...
Woodstock City Council Considers Renovation And Rental Of Historic Courthouse
Having failed for years to find a buyer willing to invest millions in fixing up Woodstock’s historic courthouse, jail and sheriff’s house...
The Southwest Loop Is Getting Hot Again
Just a few blocks north of the Chicago Fire Department’s Quinn Fire Academy, built on the presumptive DeKoven Street site where Mrs....
Founders Crossing Plan Faces Obstacles in Woodstock
Founders Crossing, proposed by developers Ken and Rhonda Rawson for the former typewriter factory and Die Cast auto parts facility at...
Wisconsin Stadium Developer Proposing $20 Billion Public Private Partnership Project Over IC Tracks
Stadium developer Bob Dunn seeks $3.8 billion in state funding for infrastructure improvements so he can build his transit center with...
Huntley Proposes Fire Station Construction And Expansion
The Village of Huntley and Huntley Fire Protection District propose a new 10,000 square foot fire station next to Sun City, a 12,000...
Woodstock Route 47 Widening Depends On $325,000 City Contribution
The much touted availability of $57 million in state funding to widen Route 47 from Route 14 north to Charles Road apparently depends on...
Alderman Burke Indicted: 19 Counts Of Bribery, Extortion And RICO
Charges filed by the Northern District U. S. Attorney in Chicago May 28 allege that long time Alderman and Finance Chair Ed Burke is...
Office Tenant Lawsuit Attacks Union Hammerlock On Buildout Contracting
Wacker Drive Executive Suites LLC overcame a motion by Jones Lang LaSalle to dismiss its class action lawsuit on behalf of office tenants...
Marathon Weekend Legislative Session Produces Car License And Fuel Tax Increases To Fund $45 Billion
With the Illinois House in session Saturday and the Illinois Senate spilling over into Sunday as well, our Representatives and Senators...
