Wheeling’s Revamped Grant Program for Businesses Adds Fire Suppression Incentives
The Village of Wheeling has revamped its previous grant program for commercial businesses in the Town Center II or North Milwaukee Avenue TIF Districts, now including installed fire suppression systems.
The original grant program, which was established in 2005, focused on facade improvements and expanded in 2011 to cover additional exterior projects such as landscaping. Now known as the Wheeling Restaurant, Entertainment, and […]
With Update to International Residential Code, Waukegan Implements New Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements
The city of Waukegan recently updated its codes and now requires all new construction one- and two-family homes and townhomes to be protected with home fire sprinklers. The upgrade in home fire sprinkler protection is a result of Waukegan updating to the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC). The city also updated its editions of the International Building Code […]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Summer 2024 Edition)
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Elgin Offers Fire Sprinkler Grants to Encourage Downtown Residential Conversions
Elgin, IL—In 2018, the city of Elgin created the Fire Sprinkler Assistance for Residential Conversions Grant Program to incentivize property owners to convert vacant or underutilized upper floors of downtown buildings into code-compliant residential units.
The grant program funds the installation of new fire sprinkler systems or code-required improvements or upgrades to existing systems for upper […]