It takes 800 to 900 plastic shopping bags — and somewhere between 80 to 90 hours — to make one mat.
The Danville Housing Authority’s long-awaited project to tear down six original buildings scattered throughout the public housing complex kicked off this week.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.
William Meharry’s enormous residence was built with locally sourced bricks. It once took up an entire block (now 1 acre) and had a huge ballroom on the third floor.
The vote occurred after board members Bill Brown and Maryalice Wu questioned Wayne Williams, and after former Deputy Assessor Katie Moore asked the board to reject his request, calling it a 'waste of taxpayer money.'
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It takes 800 to 900 plastic shopping bags — and somewhere between 80 to 90 hours — to make one mat.
The Danville Housing Authority’s long-awaited project to tear down six original buildings scattered throughout the public housing complex kicked off this week.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.
William Meharry’s enormous residence was built with locally sourced bricks. It once took up an entire block (now 1 acre) and had a huge ballroom on the third floor.
The vote occurred after board members Bill Brown and Maryalice Wu questioned Wayne Williams, and after former Deputy Assessor Katie Moore asked the board to reject his request, calling it a 'waste of taxpayer money.'
A building permit filed last week with the city of Champaign shows Kam’s relocating to 102 E. Green St., C, the former site of a Domino's that’s since been torn down, while the 600 block of East Daniel Street, where it stood for decades, is expected to be turned into a new apartment/retail/office complex.
Deb Feinen, who was re-elected to the part-time government position in April, has already begun working full time managing downstate operations for Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.
Private appraisals filed in recent years with the Champaign County Board of Review, obtained through an open-records request, show that the owners of at least two major student apartment complexes in Champaign were concerned about vacancy rates.
The rule proposed in May by the federal agency would place many immigrant families in mixed-status households in the position of having to choose between losing their homes or being torn apart, said David Northern, CEO of the Housing Authority of Champaign County.
URBANA — If you put off paying your property taxes in Champaign County, you’re about out of time. The first installment is due Monday.
Council members asked them draw up two possible changes: A reduction in the amount of time landlords can hold felonies against potential tenants from five years to two, or a rewording to make the intent clearer.
Under public pressure, the council has been reviewing a section that allows the denial of housing to most people with felonies. The goal of revising it is to specify exactly which convictions a landlord should be allowed to take into consideration.
The petition to remove the part of the city code that permits discrimination based on felony convictions for up to five years after release, signed by more than 700 residents, will be presented at tonight's study session.
The project from Maryland-based developer Marksons Affiliates LLC would see the facility become a Tapestry by Hilton-branded boutique hotel with the potential to be a 'turning point for the community,' said Alderman Dennis Roberts.
CAIRO, Ill. (AP) — A published report says the former director of a southern Illinois housing authority ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for mismanaging public housing funds and program fraud hasn't made a single payment after seven months.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.Permits are listed by applicant, description, site and cost.ChampaignWells & Wells Construction, lower-level buildout at 612 N. Walnut St., $30,000.
Now that longtime Christie Clinic ear, nose and throat Dr. William Youngerman is retiring, is he making more plans for his downtown Champaign properties?
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales jumped 2.5% in May, as lower mortgage rates appeared to help buyers overcome affordability challenges.The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.34 million last month, up from 5.21 million in April.
The decision, which followed a heated public hearing Wednesday, sends the request to change three parcels at John and State streets to allow for multifamily housing to the city council, which could vote on it July 9.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction slipped a bit in May as a sharp drop in single-family construction was only partially offset by a rise in apartment building.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.Permits are listed by applicant, description, site and cost.ChampaignArmstrong Builders Inc., new commercial building at 3706 Freedom Blvd., $266,500.
With the developers hoping to begin work this summer, they've fenced off the property at 401 N. Neil St., C, which former Illini Doug Altenberger plans to turn into an Aloft hotel by Marriott.
Listed are permits for all new single-family and multifamily residences as well as commercial and industrial work and residential remodeling costing over $25,000.Permits are listed by applicant, description, site and cost.ChampaignMode 3 Architecture Inc., addition of amenity space for fitness area at 55 E. Green St., $34,800.
URBANA — Champaign County property-tax bills should be arriving in the mail soon.The county treasurer's office said the bills for 2018 taxes payable this summer were mailed Friday, so property owners should be getting them this week.The first installment payment will come due July 1, according to the treasurer's office.