What got approved in the Fox Valley this week, before it hits the permit counter.
One email every Thursday: every rezoning, plat, PUD, incentive deal and large permit across 12 municipalities and 3 counties, with the developer, engineer and architect named, plus every open public construction bid, sorted by due date.
Built from the agendas, packets, staff reports and permit ledgers themselves, with a link on every line. AI-assembled, owner-reviewed, corrections printed.
From Issue 1 · Sept 29 – Oct 29, 2026The week in one table
| Project | Town | Type | Size | Status this period | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Logistics Centre Ph. 2 ‡ | Plainfield | Industrial | ~2.0M sf · 140 ac | Committee of the Whole 10/26; board wants a larger north buffer | DHL; atty Vince Rosanova |
| Core5 / DPFG Plainfield ‡ | Plainfield | Industrial + retail | ~1.2M sf · 170 ac | Annexation, rezoning, site plan, prelim plat approved 10/5, 5–2 | DPFG Plainfield LLC; Core5 |
| Pheasant Run Industrial Bldg A | St. Charles | Industrial | 446,680 sf | Under construction (10/23 weekly report) | — |
| Lodi Grove ‡ | Oswego | SF + townhomes | 415 units · 102 ac | PZC recommended concept 10/8, 6–0 | Silverthorne |
| Towns at Naper Commons | Naperville | Townhomes | 262 units · 40.9 ac | PZC recommended with 4 conditions 10/7 | Pulte; KLOA |
| Seventh Street Commons | St. Charles | SF + TH · TIF | 105 units · 27 ac | Plan Commission 7–0; COW 7–1; council vote pending | Pulte; WM St Charles LLC; BBG |
| Madden Row | Naperville | Rental TH + outlots | 70 units · 5.1 ac | PZC hearing 10/21; action not yet posted | HSG Investments |
| QuikTrip Orchard / Sullivan | Aurora | Gas · convenience | — | Plat and developer-funded roadway agreement on council agenda | QuikTrip |
The full issue runs 20 projects, town-by-town bullets for all 12 jurisdictions, a 55-name party list, a 3-week hearing calendar and 31 open construction bids.
Every issueWhat you get on Thursday
The region in one table
Every multifamily, industrial, retail and institutional project that moved, with units, acreage, square feet and the next decision date.
Named parties
Developers, petitioners, engineers, architects, contractors and attorneys on each item. A lead list for subs, suppliers and brokers.
Open public bids
Construction and trade solicitations from cities, counties, school and park districts, IDOT and the state, sorted by due date with pre-bid dates.
Permits
Commercial and multifamily permits as municipalities post them, with contractor of record where the ledger shows it.
On the calendar
Hearings and votes in the next three weeks so you can be in the room or in the inbox before the decision.
Sourced, flagged, corrected
A link on every line. Items that rest on news rather than minutes are marked ‡ until confirmed.
CoverageTwelve municipalities, three counties
Aurora · Naperville · Elgin · Batavia · Geneva · St. Charles · Oswego · Yorkville · Plainfield · Montgomery · North Aurora · Sandwich
Kane County · Kendall County · DuPage County · IDOT District 1 lettings · Illinois BidBuy (regional)
PricingLess than one hour of a junior's time
- Everything in the full issue
- Named-parties lead list
- Open bids with pre-bid dates and document links
- Permit ledgers as posted
- Searchable archive
- Everything in Professional
- Weekly spreadsheet export of items, parties and bids
- One custom watch: a town, a corridor or a project type
SubscribeGet the brief every Thursday
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QuestionsHow it's made
Where does the information come from?
Legistar records (Aurora, Naperville, DuPage), municipal agenda centers and packets, weekly development reports, permit ledgers, bid portals and IDOT letting notices. Local news fills gaps only where documents aren't yet posted, and those items carry a ‡ until confirmed.
Who writes it?
The collection and first draft are automated; every issue is reviewed before it sends by the publisher, an engineer who has worked as a pipefitter, project engineer and process engineer in heavy industry. Corrections are printed in the next issue.
Is this the same as the free meeting summaries?
No. Free tools summarize one meeting at a time. The brief joins every town's agendas, the permit ledgers and the bid portals into one regional table, and names the parties on each item.
Can I cancel?
Any time, from the link in every email. Month to month, no contract.