Separately, a recent poll conducted by the village shows that, among the liquor license holders who would be eligible to host the...

Chicagoland Outlets, first proposed in the summer of 2007, was to have boasted 50-name brand stores and some 400,000 to 500,000 square...

Director of Cook County Department of Environmental Control Deborah Stone welcomes brownfields workshop attendees Nov. 2 at SSMMA...

With the village virtually surrounded by communities that allow video gambling, some trustees said they’ve heard a chorus of complaints...

SERC was a finalist at a recent mHUB celebration and the Chicago Innovation Awards‘ “People’s Choice Award event held on Oct. 30. ...

From left: Alsip Mayor John Ryan, CSEDC Board Chairman Mike Scholefield and CSEDC/SSMMA Deputy Executive Director of Economic Development...

Sounds like science fiction, right? But what if you discovered that Amazon this summer applied to patent this very tower, which most are...

What’s more, south suburban residents and business owners have the opportunity to “sponsor” communal solar panels and realize potential...

Free Economic Development Brownfield Workshop in South Cook County Illinois November 2, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 1906 W 174th St,...

Gov. Bruce Rauner began borrowing what will end up being a total of about $6 billion to pay off the state’s massive backlog of bills. The...

Village of Park Forest: An office and industrial building vacant for nearly 10 years in Park Forest is under new ownership and back on...

A report on the first phase of the project, released this summer, concludes that the South Suburbs “are now struggling because they have...

Crete-Monee School District students at Prairie State College on Manufacturing Day held on Oct. 4, 2017/Image courtesy of Crete-Monee...

Image courtesy of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau As Illinois prepares to announce its proposal to woo Amazon’s...

The Village of Matteson and the Cook County Land Bank Authority have partnered to seek a prospect for the redevelopment of a former auto...

Minneapolis area-based Best Buy decided not to renew the lease of the 40,000-square-foot big box store just off Interstate 80/94 and...

Texas de Brazil, a large Brazilian-American steakhouse, is expanding to Orland Square. The eatery that highlights the Brazilian tradition...

BACKGROUND: South Suburban Economic Growth Initiative Spearheaded by Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, the South Suburban...

Orland Park and Tinley Park think they are prime locations for Amazon’s second headquarters. Those suburbs are among towns large and...