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WAND TV
Springfield hotel group opposes new 3% tax for BOS Center project
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Springfield Hotel & Lodging Association is urging the Sangamon County Board to delay its vote on a new 3% hotel-motel tax to fund the BOS Center expansion. The group told WAND News the public deserves more time to review the plan and discuss other options.
everafterinthewoods.com
This Quiet Illinois Town With Rent Under $700 Lets Life Move At A Beautifully Slow Pace
Somewhere out in Illinois, there are little towns where the loudest sound might be birds settling into the trees at dusk. These are the kinds of places you stumble onto almost by accident, then find yourself daydreaming about long after you leave. What makes them special is not flash or...
capitolcitynow.com
Former downtown Springfield bank building sold
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A downtown Springfield building near the Old State Capitol Plaza has a new owner. The Springfield Business Journal reports the former PNC Bank building at Fifth and Jefferson has been purchased by real estate investor Chris Stone. “He brought it out of foreclosure...
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IL innkeepers oppose proposed tax hike to expand BOS Center
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Springfield is a tourist town, but the people who want it to also be a thriving convention town disagree on the proposal for a three percent tax on hotel and motel rooms to fund an expansion of the BOS Center. “When someone is...
springfieldbusinessjournal.com
Memorial gets approval to develop west-side property
The Springfield City Council has approved the reclassification of 40 acres of vacant farmland on the southwest side of the city, clearing the way for future development by Memorial Health System. The property will now be zoned as a highway business service district meant for commercial establishments. The property is...
springfieldbusinessjournal.com
Building permits – Aug. 17 to Aug. 23
Abundant Faith Ministry received a commercial accessory structure permit for 2525 Taylor Ave. Contractor is Michael Hayward and the project is valued at $20,000. ETPE LLC % David P. Barkus received a commercial remodel permit for 2912 Stanton St. Contractor is All American Handyman & More Inc. and the project is valued at $35,000.
Breeze-Courier
Taylorville committees address liquor rules, no-wake zone
TAYLORVILLE — The Taylorville Finance and Ordinance committees met Thursday, Aug. 20, with proposed changes to the city’s liquor regulations taking up much of the discussion. Ordinance Committee. The Ordinance Committee continued its discussion of bring-your-own-beverage, or BYOB, rules, with much of the conversation centered around how alcohol...
CBS News
Pritzker signs flood relief bill to help Illinois homeowners
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Vacant Lots to New Homes Initiative kicks off in Mount Sterling
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Central Illinois Land Bank Authority (CILBA) is kicking off their partnership with the City of Mount Sterling to promote housing development on three vacant lots. CILBA’s “Vacant Lots to New Homes Initiative” incentivizes the development of housing on vacant lots in rural communities by reducing land acquisition barriers and risk for potential developers.