Downtown landscaping renovations and a $4.7 million redevelopment project is set to provide additional housing to the area and draw more business to downtown Rockford.

The redevelopment project, which was approved by the city in March and is set to begin this summer, will provide 10,000 square feet of storefront space and 20 high-end housing units on Seventh Street and Third Avenue downtown.

In the past few years, New York City has seen a dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of bedbug infestations. The City Council even established a bedbug advisory board.

The most recent edition of “Probate & Property,” a publication of the American Bar Association, examines how the law can help Landlords who face defaulting tenants. 
 
Authors Marie Moore and Andrew Capitelli address several legal avenues a Landlord may wish to take, when facing a defaulting tenant. The Landlord’s options include reducing rent, reentering vacated premises, and hiring an attorney to sue for damages.
 

The Rockford Register Star reports that the Rockford Housing Authority is preparing to submit an application to obtain $11 million in federal HOPE VI grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Rockford Housing Authority plans to improve the Brewington Oaks housing project and revitalize a neighborhood on the southeast side of Rockford. If the federal government approves the plans submitted by the Rockford Housing authority, Rockford residents could see the plans beginning to take shape next year.

Governor Pat Quinn appeared in Rockford to talk about the new Rock Valley College Arts Instructional Center, which will be built with state capital plan money. The Rockford Register Star reported that the building will serve to consolidate music, art, and theater programming, which is currently scattered throughout the Rock Valley College campus.

75% - The amount state funding will cover in payment for the new Rock Valley College Arts Instructional Center in Rockford, Illinois.