State board approves closing of Alexian Brothers obstetric unit, with a less than ringing endorsement
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Tuesday voted 6-3 in favor of Ascension closing the 28-bed obstetric unit Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village. Ascension will close the unit within 60 days. Obstetric services will be consolidated at Ascension St. Alexius Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Although the vote was decisive, even board members who voted yes raised concerns about closing the unit, which serves an underserved population.
‘The demand is real’: Luxury car club and collector community coming to Lake Zurich
Comfy and exclusive homes for classic and rare cars will be coming to Lake Zurich following approvals Monday to annex and develop 20 acres as Luxe Corsa Suites. The facility will be built on what is known as the Calabrese property on Route 12, south of Old McHenry Road and north of Miller Road.
Wheaton rejects plan to turn former hardware store into co-working space
Wheaton leaders are clear about what they want for the future of a vacant storefront downtown: retail. Carlson Hardware had been just that — a retail institution — at Front and Cross streets. Council members have voted against a special-use permit that would have allowed for a co-working space to occupy the main floor of the corner building. It’s intended to be an “intensively developed, compact area” consisting primarily of retailers, according to the city’s zoning ordinance.
‘Industry has been at this site’: Naperville panel endorses data center plans
After a series of marathon meetings packed with project opponents, Naperville’s plan commission has recommended approval of a controversial proposal to build a data center on the north side of the city. Karis Critical is under contract to acquire roughly 40 acres near Naperville and Warrenville roads. The developer originally proposed two data center buildings on the site, but reduced the scale of the plan to one 36-megawatt facility.
Grand Social House & Tavern to open early next year in downtown Wauconda
A previously unnamed new restaurant promises to bring elevated cuisine, fresh energy and a renewed sense of community into a familiar spot in downtown Wauconda. As planned, The Grand Social House & Tavern will offer homestyle Italian comfort food, handcrafted cocktails and more beginning in early 2026 at the former Middleton’s at 110 S. Main St.
Builder interested in developing former Lombard seminary campus with roughly 160 townhouses
Less than a decade ago, a Baptist seminary moved its main campus from Lombard to Lisle, leaving a uniquely shaped property east of the Yorktown Center shopping mall. Plans for a multiphased redevelopment of the campus never materialized. Now Homebuilder D.R. Horton has floated a proposal to develop the former Northern Baptist Theological Seminary property with approximately 159 townhouse units.
New subdivision of single-family homes coming to Lake in the Hills after 2-decade wait
A new subdivision is coming to Lake in the Hills, about two decades after it first was approved. The village board recently approved the new development, called Silverthorne’s Cheswick Meadows, which consists of 24 single-family homes near the intersection of Haligus and Ackman roads.
Postino WineCafe to fill City Barbeque space at Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills
A newcomer to Illinois plans to fill the space formerly occupied by City Barbeque at the Mellody Farm dining and retail center in Vernon Hills. Postino WineCafe received approval this week to modify the outdoor dining permit to expand seating into the area where two large, outdoor smokers had been.
Labor Department won’t release full October jobs report due to 43-day federal shutdown
The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers. Instead, it will release some of the October jobs data — most importantly the number of jobs employers created last month — along with the full November jobs report, now on Dec. 16.

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