Housing

The need for assistance has continued to rise in Will County since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that need is highest among families working one or more jobs.

Marking 20 years of service, Grundy Area PADS has provided emergency shelter as well as a separate program to rehouse people in apartments, but the agency’s availability of assistance faces a crisis of its own.

A year after Wheaton city council members rejected a plan to turn Roosevelt Road office space into apartments, a new developer is expected to get approval for an office-to-residential project on the property.

The Lockport Committee of the Whole discussed a proposal by M/I Homes to build a new subdivision south of Cedar Ridge at its meeting on Nov. 6.

A ribbon cutting will take place at 4 p.m. at CIEL Senior Living at Plainfield, located 12446 S. Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, followed by an open house until 7 p.m.

After a second attempt with city council, developers will construct more than 200 apartments on the Immanuel Lutheran Church property near downtown Crystal Lake, despite some pushback.

Hope Manor Joliet has been providing housing and access to services for veterans experiencing homelessness in Will County since 2017.

Builder Lennar gave McHenry a first look at a new subdivision that could bring 584 homes to McHenry, and VIK Remodel, Inc., wants to redevelop the former First Midwest Bank at Green and Elm streets.

Sterling City Manager Scott Schumard said owner M5 Property Holdings hopes to finish the project within a year of starting.

Lockport's Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday immediately following the City Council meeting will include preliminary discussions of the 2025 budget as well as plans for a new housing development near Cedar Ridge.

Owners claim ordinance would unfairly impact ‘good’ landlords and tenants.

Designed to provide an easy transition for senior citizens as their care needs change, a development of duplex homes for people 55 and older is the next step in a multi-phase project.

New plans for a second phase of Old Mill Park, a 55-plus community in Sycamore, received city approval after the developer tweaked his idea multiple times to reduce the density of the proposed residential complex.

The owner has previously refused to close hotel after being ordered to do so. But a Lee County judge ruled Wednesday it must close until repairs are made and court says it can reopen.

Sterling’s City Council is discussing the possibility of adopting a residential rental housing code that, if approved, would hold owners and tenants accountable for substandard living conditions in rental properties throughout the city.

After being denied twice in two months by the Sycamore City Council, the developer of a 55-and-older living community in Sycamore received an initial approval this week for amended, lower density condominiums. The new single units would start at $280,000, he said.

Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on a grant that could lead to millions in federal funds for neighborhood improvements around River Walk Homes.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on plans to move ahead with a city park on North Center street originally conceived as a potential deterrent to an apartment housing sex offenders.

Developers are looking to create a 24-unit age-restricted apartment building for ages 55 and up in the business area of Crystal Lake off Congress Parkway.

Developers are returning Crystal Lake for a second asking to construct 200 apartments on the Immanuel Lutheran Church property near downtown.

President Biden includes Will County in Major Disaster Declaration from summer storms that included tornadoes

Will County property transfers from Feb. 21 to Aug. 27, 2024.

A developer hoping to build 40 townhomes in Sycamore received a thumbs up from city officials this week with his latest plans to build in a subdivision behind Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The units would sell between $350,000 and $375,000, and need additional city approval.

Nearly a year after breaking ground on the redevelopment of the long-struggling Crystal Court shopping center in Crystal Lake, tenants in. the new Water's Edge could start moving into apartments as soon as November.

The Old Mill Park developer who said Sycamore residents want smaller condos will have to come up with a new proposal if he wants to add single-bedroom units to his community, after another failed attempt to get city support.

After the Sycamore City Council said no to his request for more condo units at his Sycamore housing development, the Old Mill Park property developer has asked the city to reconsider his proposal.

A developer’s request to add one-bedroom units to Old Mill Park, a 55-and-older community in Sycamore, was denied by the city this week.

The city of Dixon has kicked off the first step in creating its new comprehensive plan, which will guide city leaders’ decisions for the next 20 years.

Developer John Bays has acquired the Murphy Building, formerly owned by the Housing Authority of Joliet at 331 N. Ottawa St. He is renovating it for middle-income apartments.

Wildcat Ridge subdivision residents claim the council is planning a sewer infrastructure project and possible annexation behind their backs. But Dixon city officials say there is no planned project, and the area would be too expensive for the city to annex and maintain.

After receiving a thumbs up from the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Monday, a Sycamore developer is one step closer to adding more residential units in multiple buildings at Old Mill Park.

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant focused on expanding government services and the strength of the local business climate in her annual State of the County address. Some budget priorities outlined.

A Sycamore developer has asked the city for permission to add more units to the Old Mill Park condominium complex. If approved, the complex would offer 116 single and multi-family units among 21 buildings, project plans show.

Sterling alderman: Rockford, Sycamore, Mt. Morris, Dixon, Rock Falls, and now Sterling are discussing creating the right incentives to stimulate a stagnant housing development market.

The Joliet Unity Movement celebrated youth and families on Aug. 4 at Nowell Park and will host a home ownership seminar on Saturday.

The Sterling City Council and the city’s consulting planner are honing in on how to diversify housing offerings for all demographics while maintaining a balance between ownership and rental opportunities and housing costs.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, also talked about gun violence concerns at town hall in Joliet Wednesday evening.

Workforce housing, which aims to provide affordable housing for those who work in McHenry County, is planned for a 50-unit development in McHenry.

A 153-acre housing development in Plainfield will include more than 300 single-family homes and more than 80 townhomes.

The Oswego Village Board has given the green light to a plan to build more than 200 single-family houses and townhouse units as part of the second phase of the Hudson Pointe development in Oswego.

Huntley soon will be home to a new apartment complex near the Huntley Springs Retirement Resort near the intersection of Route 47 and Powers Road.

Oswego planning and zoning commissioners would like to see a developer scale back concept plans to build more than 600 housing units on 160 acres at Wolfs Crossing Road and Route 30 that is proposed to be annexed to Oswego.

Plans to bring 800 apartments and a hotel in downtown McHenry has deeply divided the public and the council, with the mayor questioning whether he wants to continue the job.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a new bill that changes the qualifications for tax exemptions for disabled veterans.

The developer Shodeen Group is proposing 800 apartments and a hotel in in downtown McHenry after its last plans were shot down.

Developers Ridgefield Homes is looking to construct a 38-unit attached residential community called Ridgefield Park in Cary.

McHenry County has a shortage of workforce housing, and about a quarter of McHenry County households are cost-burdened, according to a new report addressing housing in the county.

A developer wants to build more than 600 housing units and a shopping center on 160 acres at Wolfs Crossing Road and Route 30 that is proposed to be annexed to Oswego.

Ted Hvarre, of Hvarre Development LLC, on Thursday presented the commission with his plans for a new rental community known as Pirups Landing.

Applications are generally taken during the summer, and the chosen family is decided by the homeowner selection committee during Dixon Habitat for Humanity’s annual meeting in November.