renovations

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A resort, hotel and conference center in Rockford is one step closer to receiving federal help with a major renovation. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday the approval of a $2.73 million loan guarantee to the city of Rockford for financial assistance to the Cliffbreakers Riverside Resort and Conference Center...

Good news for Fighting Illini basketball fans. University of Illinois officials say the $165 million renovation of the State Farm Center will be 80 percent complete when the arena opens on Dec. 2. During a tour of the venue on Wednesday, senior associate athletics director Warren Hood added that the project is on budget and on schedule...