Kane County Judge Thomas Mueller in January will decide what should happen to St. Charles resident Clifford McIlvaine’s decadeslong home-improvement project.

Mueller on Jan. 14 will review a petition by the city of St. Charles for demolition or repair of the property at 605 Prairie St. The city asked for a hearing date during Wednesday’s court hearing on the case.

“We have not seen significant progress on the project,” Phil Luetkehans, an attorney for St. Charles, said after the hearing. “The roof does not appear to be started, and the brick only goes up a couple of feet. We had expected the brick work to be done by now, and the roof to be substantially completed.”