Streaming LIVE: Aurora Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee Meeting | 10-28-2026

The City of Aurora, Illinois, Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee met on October 28, 2026. It considered a proposed agreement with the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District, which provides emergency response at Aurora Municipal Airport. The agreement would increase the annual fee from $10,000 to $20,000 and add an annual CPI adjustment. A motion and second were recorded, but the transcript does not capture the vote. The committee also approved the October 14 meeting minutes; public comment included a request to preserve neighborhood groups and find funding for their work, with no committee action recorded on that request.

The committee discussed a redevelopment agreement involving the City, LJ Hospitality Group Corporation and JH 17-19 Broadway LLC for the vacant ground-floor commercial space at 17–19 North Broadway. The proposal included a $250,000 forgivable city loan, repaid through food-and-beverage sales taxes, with a seven-year loan term, a ten-year lease and repayment true-ups every two years. The presentation described milestone-based disbursements, including payments after permit and inspection milestones, and identified private contributions of $650,000 from the tenant and $640,000 from the landlord. A motion and second to approve were recorded, but the vote is not captured in the transcript. The restaurant, Wildflower, anticipated opening in the first quarter.