Illinois — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Illinois during 2025.
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“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
15,793
Projects with decisions
19,170
Approved actions
188
Denied actions
99.0%
Approval rate (of actions)
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 684 | 731 | 24 | 96.8% |
| Boone | 116 | 125 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Champaign | 451 | 544 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Cook | 5,183 | 6,156 | 55 | 99.1% |
| DeKalb | 331 | 384 | 5 | 98.7% |
| DuPage | 1,731 | 2,412 | 23 | 99.1% |
| Gallatin | 9 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 23 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jo Daviess | 666 | 894 | 10 | 98.9% |
| Kane | 323 | 428 | 6 | 98.6% |
| Kankakee | 47 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kendall | 562 | 673 | 10 | 98.5% |
| Knox | 93 | 109 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 608 | 695 | 0 | 100.0% |
| LaSalle | 62 | 103 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Livingston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Macon | 11 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Madison | 914 | 1,103 | 5 | 99.5% |
| McHenry | 336 | 395 | 3 | 99.2% |
| McLean | 258 | 282 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Monroe | 54 | 63 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Morgan | 20 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ogle | 399 | 461 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Peoria | 607 | 800 | 12 | 98.5% |
| Rock Island | 504 | 573 | 4 | 99.3% |
| Sangamon | 341 | 375 | 1 | 99.7% |
| St. Clair | 367 | 409 | 6 | 98.6% |
| Stephenson | 102 | 114 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tazewell | 126 | 155 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Vermilion | 49 | 57 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Will | 400 | 502 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Williamson | 25 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Winnebago | 392 | 454 | 6 | 98.7% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.