Cook County Business
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Suburban developers UrbanStreet, Wingspan announce mergerAug 19, 2026 4:19 pm - Two suburban development giants announced this week they are combining forces in a deal that will bring together the firms behind more than $3 billion in projects.
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Park Ridge council backs plan for five-home historic districtAug 19, 2026 12:55 pm - Park Ridge City Council members supported a proposal Monday to designate up to five homes as part of the new Spanish Town Historic District.
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Arlington Heights hosting KidneyMobile on Aug. 27Aug 19, 2026 12:09 pm - The Arlington Heights Health & Human Services Department is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to host the KidneyMobile from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, August 27, at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 2020 S. Goebbert Road.
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Ownership dispute over shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant in Rosemont leads to heated meetingAug 18, 2026 6:48 pm - A dispute between rival ownership groups of the shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant led to a heated zoning board meeting in Rosemont.
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Proposed 8-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County easily clears first stepAug 18, 2026 5:04 pm - The first approval in a proposed eight-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County advanced Tuesday.
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Plan for Chase Plaza apartments, Buffalo restaurant demolition moves to Buffalo Grove plan commissionAug 18, 2026 4:59 pm - Buffalo Grove village trustees on Monday referred a proposal to build apartments at the Chase Plaza shopping center at Arlington Heights and Lake-Cook roads to the planning and zoning commission. The plan also calls for the demolition of the former Buffalo restaurant on the outlot at the northeast corner of the intersection.
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South Elgin rejects concept plan for data centerAug 18, 2026 1:45 pm - After being formally presented Monday with White Rose Partners’ concept plan for a data center on Kenyon Road, the South Elgin Village Board immediately rejected the company’s request to annex the site into the village.
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Cook County mailing tax bills Sept. 1, after two-month delayAug 18, 2026 12:52 pm - After a two-month delay, Cook County’s 1.8 million second installment property tax bills for Tax Year 2025 are expected to be mailed Sept. 1, county officials announced Tuesday.
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Grayslake schedules extended comment session on controversial data center planAug 18, 2026 8:49 am - Grayslake officials Monday announced tandem actions regarding public comment involving the controversial T-5 data center project.
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Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.