The commission issued the order authorizing the supplemental appropriation on Thursday, just under two weeks after the Illinois Department of Transportation accepted a $68.9 million bid for project construction.
The legislation aims to get properties out of "zombie" status by making it easier for property owners to pay back delinquent taxes and closing narrowing the "sale in error" provision.
A partnership between Habitat for Humanity, the City of Decatur and Decatur Public Schools gives high school building trades students a chance to get hands-on experience remodeling a house.