The city’s ordinance, unlike the new state law, does not prohibit plywood coverings on the side or back of a vacant residential property in foreclosure,” Dahlberg said in an email.

Plywood comes off, National Guard leaves Capitol as protests fizzle — but Springfield still wary as coronavirus lingers State senators canceled next week’s session at the Capitol over ...

Workers removed plywood from the doors and windows of the Illinois State Capitol on Thursday after Inauguration Day passed without any incidents in Springfield. As the boards were removed, workers ...

(AP/WTOL) - With the governor's signature Wednesday, Ohio has become the first state in the nation to outlaw the use of plywood on abandoned and vacant properties. But local firefighters say it's ...

Ohio is the first state to ban the use of plywood for boarding up abandoned houses. Proponents say clear boarding prevents neighborhood blight. But safety officials say it poses potential hazards.

The state became the first in the nation this week to outlaw the use of plywood on properties certified as vacant and abandoned. The prohibition was tucked into one of 28 bills signed Wednesday by ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Boarded-up property will no longer be synonymous with blight in Ohio. The state became the first in the nation this week to outlaw the use of plywood on abandoned and vacant ...

The fight against neighborhood blight took a giant step forward this week, as Ohio just became the first state to ban the use of plywood on vacant and abandoned properties. The changes to state ...

Ohio becomes 1st state to ban plywood on vacant properties. Boarded-up property will no longer be synonymous with blight in Ohio ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boarded-up property will no longer be synonymous with blight in Ohio. The state became the first in the nation this week to outlaw the use of plywood on properties ...