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Amid Loop vacancies, Chicago's property tax burden shifts to neighborhoods
The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...
Rockford’s deteriorating Singer Mental Health Center could be torn down under Illinois budget proposal
The abandoned Singer Mental Health Center in Rockford could soon be torn down as part of a proposal in Gov. Pritzker's FY2026 ...
The Quad-City Times5d
Long-neglected state-owned sites in Illinois eyed for development under Pritzker proposal
Gov. JB Pritzker's 2026 budget proposal includes $300 million for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program that would ...
Lawmakers celebrate proposed demolition of Rockford’s ‘eyesore’: Singer Mental Health Center
Signer Mental Health Center once welcomed patients searching for mental support. In 2025, the property’s remaining visitors ...
The Pantagraph6d
Long-neglected state-owned sites eyed for economic development under Pritzker proposal
It was closed in 2013 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn as a cost-saving measure. Dwight Village President Paul Johnson said he other village officials are taking a more cautious approach and do not plan to ...
The Americans Who Ran Guns for the I.R.A.
One-party rule by Ulster unionists, Watkins writes, left Catholics with “few jobs, poor housing and threadbare resources.” In ...