Sensible Growth Receives Funding Support

On August 6, Illinois Governor George Ryan signed the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act into law. The act updates the state's 1920s planning statutes, defines what should be included in a comprehensive plan, and authorizes the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to offer a variety of planning-related technical assistance.

The act, supported by the Campaign for Sensible Growth, Illinois chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), and the Metropolitan Planning Council, is based on a model statute in the APA's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook.