July 18, 2012
Report: Tax classes are a drag on growth by Bill Smith
Published by Evanston Now
TOPICS: State and local tax policy
The article covers the first in our two-part interactive series of issue briefs, Decoding Property Taxes and Classification.

July 17, 2012
Campton Hills could vote to establish its objectives by Ashley Rhodebeck
Published by Kane County Chronicle
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
The article covers the presentation of the Campton Hills comprehensive plan to the Village Board and quotes CMAP’s Jason Navota. This is a project through CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program.

July 17, 2012
Grant to pay for Plainfield transportation study by Madhu Mayer
Published by Herald-News
TOPICS: LTA, Transportation
The article covers the development of a transportation plan for the Village of Plainfield. The project is funded by a Community Planning Program grant through CMAP’s LTA program.

July 17, 2012
Grant Will Fund Transportation Plan Update by Shannon Antinori
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: LTA, Transportation
This Plainfield Patch article covers the development of a transportation plan for the Village of Plainfield.

July 13, 2012
ULI Issues Recommendations for Prison, US Steel Sites by Robert Carr
Published by GlobeSt.com
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
This article covers the release of recommendations from the Urban Land Institute Chicago for the redevelopment of the Old Joliet Prison and U.S. steel site. This was a project through CMAP’s LTA program.

July 12, 2012
How Can the Route 53 Extension be Funded? by Angela Morrey
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: Transportation, GO TO 2040
This Lake Zurich Patch article covers the Illinois Tollway Blue Ribbon Advisory Council recommendation to extend Route 53. The extension of Route 53 is one of GO TO 2040’s major capital projects.

July 11, 2012
Carpentersville pushes ahead with Old Town plan by Erin Sauder
Published by Courier News
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
The article covers the Village of Carpentersville board’s approval of a downtown plan for the Village’s Old Town Area. This is a project through CMAP’s LTA program.

July 7, 2012
Milwaukee and Chicago Need a Collaborative Effort by Richard C. Longworth
Published by Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
TOPICS: Innovation
This opinion piece fromRichard C. Longworth, senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,  on the need for collaboration across the southeast Wisconsin, northeastern Illinois, northwest Indiana region and mentions CMAP's participation in the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development territorial review for the mega-region.

July 5, 2012
Plan to help guide Carpentersville’s vision of Old Town by Lenore T. Adkins
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
The article covers the scheduled vote by the Village of Carpentersville board on a comprehensive plan for the Village’s Old Town Area and quotes CMAP’s Trevor Dick. This is a project through CMAP’s LTA program.

July 2012
How to grow a local food system by Gail Goldberger
Published by Natural Awakenings
TOPICS: LTA, Local food, GO TO 2040
The article covers the definition and importance of local food systems and quotes CMAP’s Jason Navota. Currently CMAP is working on the development of local of food systems in Lake County, Kane County, and the City of Chicago through CMAP’s LTA program.