Amy Connolly, the development director for the City of Racine, will receive $360,000 from her former employer, the Village of Tinley Park, as part of a settlement from a housing discrimination lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. The Village of Tinley Park approved the settlement agreement Tuesday at a board meeting. The Justice Department asserted that […]
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City launches Build Up Racine program and site
With the goal of supporting economic development in Racine, the city has a new initiative called Build Up Racine to help spur job growth and reinvestment opportunities. The initiative outlines the reasons why investors, business owners, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs should choose Racine as their place of business. “Build Up Racine is about preserving and improving our unique retail, commercial […]
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City Looks To Demolish Machinery Row Buildings
One of the Machinery Row buildings has suffered “significant deterioration” and as a result, Gorman and Company has decided not to move forward with buying the properties. Now the city wants to demolish the buildings at 820 and 900 Water Street that Gorman & Company once sought to redevelop so that they can sell the […]
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Aldermen Get First Glimpse At Hotel And Event Center
The Racine Common Council and Racine Redevelopment Authority on Monday got a first look at a three-story event/arena and a seven-story hotel, but not a plan on how to pay for it. That discussion comes next week. Administrators wanted the board to see renderings of the buildings. They also wanted them to understand the environmental […]
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Tinley Park Suing Racine Development Director
Amy Connolly, the development director for the City of Racine, is being sued in federal court by her former employer, the Village of Tinley Park, over a stalled affordable housing project that they say she misrepresented to the Board. Alleging that Connolly “breached her fiduciary duties to the Village,” it is suing her for $75,000 […]
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City Lays Groundwork For Arena, Hotel and Convention Center
Is Racine ready to become something different from just a manufacturing town? With the wheels starting to churn on a potential $40 to $45 million arena/convention center and a hotel project, Racine will likely need to answer that question over the coming months. But with so many unknowns — including how to pay for the arena […]