Despite criticisms, Mundelein approves plan for Ivanhoe Village payments to schools, library

Despite criticisms, Mundelein approves plan for Ivanhoe Village payments to schools, library

  The Wirtz family, which owns the Chicago Blackhawks and other companies, has proposed turning nearly 800 acres on Mundelein’s northwest side into a residential and commercial development. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, 2022 Despite objections from the potential beneficiaries and many residents, the Mundelein village board on Monday approved a tentative plan for how much the would-be…

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Arlington Heights back in focus for Bears’ stadium plans

Arlington Heights back in focus for Bears’ stadium plans

  The Bears on Wednesday acknowledged renewed interest in building a new stadium on the 326-acre former Arlington Park property they own in Arlington Heights. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, December 2024 Chicago Bears brass Wednesday made another public shift in where their new stadium could go: it’s now either Arlington Heights or downtown Chicago. “The focus now…

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KB Home unveils its first ‘fire-resilient’ community in Southern California

KB Home unveils its first ‘fire-resilient’ community in Southern California

KB Home’s new wildfire-resilient neighborhood in Escondido, California. CNBC Just months after raging wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, California-based KB Home is unveiling what it calls its first “wildfire-resilient” community. The development, in Escondido, just outside San Diego, will have 64 single-family homes when completed that all meet the wildfire…

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How DuPage County could expand affordable housing

How DuPage County could expand affordable housing

Nonprofit Full Circle Communities plans an affordable housing development along Taft Avenue in Glen Ellyn. The village is responsible for the demolition of the property to help make way for the project. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com A nonprofit affordable housing developer will add nearly four dozen units to the suburban supply with a new Glen Ellyn apartment…

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