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Building permits – Oct. 19 to Oct. 25

Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust received a commercial remodel permit for 2760 N. Dirksen Parkway. Contractor is Prime Retail Services and the project is valued at $120,000. Austin J. Padfield received a commercial remodel permit for 2808 Monmouth Court, Apt. A. Contractor is Tom Streder and the project is valued...

Springfield, IL · 11d
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Rare, 1960s-era Futuro house coming soon to Atlanta, Illinois

The same people who run the American Giants Museum along Route 66 in Atlanta, Illinois, will soon welcome a new tourist attraction: a rare 1960s Futuro house. For the uninitiated, fiberglass Futuro homes were designed in Finland and resemble flying saucers. Only about 100 were produced, and it’s believed that just 60 remain worldwide.

Atlanta, IL · 10d
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The Center Square

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Landlords say registration question on ballot could raise taxes

(The Center Square) – Next week, Springfield voters will choose whether to accept or deny a ballot question guiding the city on creating a landlord registry across the capital city. A proposal, backed by many community groups, seeks to create a registry as increasing complaints of single-family and multi-unit...

Springfield, IL · 10d

My Journal Courier

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Coldwell Banker settles housing discrimination allegations

The Illinois Department of Human Rights reached a settlement with Coldwell Banker, resolving eight allegations of housing discrimination.

Illinois · 10d

The State Journal-Register

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Developer eyes new life for vacant Sangamo Club site

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Corky Joyner knows housing. He knows the ins and outs of what a modern unit needs as the owner of Joyner Construction Services, a building contracting business in the city. He also knows what it takes for real estate to flourish, and what a living space downtown needs to keep afloat: parking, accessibility to stores and walking distance to the capitol or medical schools. There are multiple empty buildings in downtown to pick from, but Joyner saw potential in the vacant Sangamo Club , purchasing it for $450,000 on Sept. 30 according to the Sangamon County Parcel search under his LLC, Sangamo Lofts LLC. “Things have changed and I don’t know if any dinner club could make it (in 2026),” Joyner said. “It’s the location and the existence of the parking lot, I don’t have any affinity for the building, but this is my job, not a historian – I’m a real estate developer to pay my bills so you look for things that are economic drivers.” The LLC name gives a hint to what Joyner has in mind for the 29,000-square-foot building at 227 E. Adams St.; to turn the location into either 20 or 40

Springfield, IL · 11d

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Title Search Direct Urges Title Searches as Seller Fraud Doubles

GILLESPIE, Illinois – October 24, 2026 – Title Search Direct, a nationwide provider of residential property title searches, today advised home buyers and real estate investors to verify ownership through official county records before making an offer. The guidance follows new industry data showing a sharp rise in seller impersonation fraud.

Gillespie, IL · 11d

The Center Square

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Landlords say registration question on ballot could raise taxes

(The Center Square) – Next week, Springfield voters will choose whether to accept or deny a ballot question guiding the city on creating a landlord registry across the capital city. A proposal, backed by many community groups, seeks to create a registry as increasing complaints of single-family and multi-unit rental properties have gone unmaintained or repaired and have created dangerous living conditions for renters, all while non-responding property owners can sometimes remain unknown to tenants of their LLC. Many across the city, such as Springfield Area Landlord Association President Tony Nudo, say a vote yes for the registry will drive up rent and raise taxes for residents because a required landlord registry could have a cost per unit each time a property owner has to register. “They say we need to know who the owners are. But the city knows. All you have to do is send a letter to where the current tax uh bill goes. You're going to get a hold of the owner or the owner's representative,” Nudo said to the council in September. “The argument for landlord registration is a punitive and discriminatory one made by people who just don't like rental property owners.” But the

Springfield, IL · 10d

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What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Moving Company in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is a city where most moves happen within a tight geographic footprint. The capital city’s population hovers around 115,000, and most residential moves either stay within Sangamon County or involve someone relocating to or from the Chicago metro area, roughly 200 miles north. That mix of local and...

Springfield, IL · 14d

WGN Radio

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Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association: ‘We have to understand the cost pressures that hotel owners are facing’

Michael Jacobson, President and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago hotel workers strike, what’s holding up the negotiating process, how the bargaining works, what a typical hotel worker makes, the lucrative benefits that hotel workers receive, how disruptive this has been for hotel operations, and what needs to happen so […]

Chicago, IL · 16d

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Forget Big City Living And Head To This Insanely Affordable Small Town In Illinois

There’s a moment, usually somewhere around the third time you’ve paid an outrageous city bill for something completely ordinary, when you start wondering if there’s a better way to do all of this. Canton, Illinois is that better way, sitting quietly in Fulton County about 30 miles...

Canton, IL · 17d

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The Overlooked Illinois Town Where Rent Stays Under $750 And Living Feels Like A Dream

Nobody puts Danville, Illinois on their vision board, and that is genuinely one of the most baffling oversights in the entire state. Because Danville, tucked into east-central Illinois near the Indiana border, is quietly offering a quality of life that a lot of people are paying three times as much to approximate somewhere else.

Danville, IL · 19d

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Building permits – Oct. 12 to Oct. 18

Sangamo Club received a demolition permit for 227 E. Adams St. Contractor is Joyner Construction Services Inc. and the project is valued at $243,000. KAH VI LLC received a commercial remodel permit for 110 Chatham Road. Contractor is Gurdian Asphalt and the project is valued at $46,465. Matt Greibrok received...

Springfield, IL · 17d

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Retirees Are Quietly Moving To These 7 Illinois River Towns Where Homes Stay Affordable

Retirement money stretches further when your morning view is a wide river instead of a highway. Across Illinois, a handful of small towns sit right on the Mississippi, Illinois, Fox, and Rock rivers, and their home prices have stayed friendly to fixed incomes. These seven places mix historic main streets,...

Illinois · 25d

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10 Overlooked Illinois Towns Are So Ridiculously Affordable You Will Want To Pack Your Bags Today

Want to find overlooked towns in Illinois that are so ridiculously affordable they’ll change how you think about home buying?. These 10 incredible places offer unbeatable prices and the kind of welcoming community spirit that makes you want to stay forever!. 1. Monmouth. Monmouth is a Warren County city...

Illinois · 20d

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Gov Pritzker says housing supply, affordability plan may be delayed

Leaders in Illinois are now suggesting a package of legislation aimed at increasing housing affordability and supply in the state may be kicked further down the road, after proposals already stalled in May after disagreements between stakeholders. The Building Up Illinois Developments housing plan, or BUILD, was recommended to the...

Illinois · 18d

The State Journal-Register

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Everything to know about the landlord registry referendum on the ballot

SPRINGFIELD, IL – One year after a failed ordinance at the Springfield City Council for a nonbinding landlord licensing program, local activists and members of The Faith Coalition, NAACP and ICON have landed an advisory question on the ballot in November. Voters, not city council, in the city will have to decide at the polls Nov. 3 whether or not landlords in the city must register their rental properties and pass inspection before their land goes up to lease. It took over 3,500 signatures on an initiative petition to get here. While supporters of the registry say the cost is worth creating a “bare minimum” safety for renters, opponents say it will raise rent prices and lower inventory across the city, making it harder for people to move. More: Landlord registry denied at Springfield city council Here's what to know about the referendum. What will it look like on the ballot? "Shall the City of Springfield adopt a landlord registry, inspection, and licensing program similar to other Illinois cities?" How does the registry work in writing? A landlord license registry is a system between the local city government and independent landlords to register properties with the city in order to

Springfield, IL · 22d

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Landlord registry would harm tenants

A landlord registry in Springfield will vastly increase rents for many low-income tenants. Consider this scenario: A man buys a house in 2016 for $45,000. It has a family living in it who were paying $650 a month to the previous owner. The new owner keeps them on as his tenants at the same rent. His property taxes are $1,678 a year and his casualty insurance is $452 a year.

Springfield, IL · 22d

The Center Square

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Pritzker says housing supply, affordability plan may be delayed

(The Center Square) – Leaders in Illinois are suggesting a package of legislation aimed at increasing housing affordability and supply in the state may be kicked further down the road, after proposals stalled in May after disagreements between stakeholders. The Building Up Illinois Developments housing plan, or BUILD, was...

Illinois · 21d

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Building permits – Oct. 5 to Oct. 11

VM3 Family LP % Andy Van Meter received a commercial permit (new construction) for 2501 Stockyard Road. Contractor is Keppler Environmental and the project is valued at $250,000. Springfield Memorial Hospital received a commercial remodel permit for 701 N. First St. Contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued...

Springfield, IL · 24d

The Cool Down

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In Illinois, homeowners without lake access could see $44 dues soar to nearly $1,000

"So it would cost me $2,000 for the privilege of being on a lake that I have no access to."

Wonder Lake, IL · 25d