Illinois — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Illinois during 2025.
Illinois indexed 15,793 projects with decisions in 2025 across 33 counties, with 19,170 approved and 188 denied actions (99.0% approval rate). Cook County led with 5,183 projects (33% of the state), followed by DuPage County (1,731) and Madison County (914). Together those three counties accounted for 50% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Illinois Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Illinois.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
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 Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.