Illinois
Chicago Clears Indoor Dining, with Restrictions
Indoor dining and drinking can resume at Chicago’s restaurants, bars, breweries and other eating and drinking establishments on Friday, June… Read more
Quantum Closes Walgreens Deal in Buffalo Grove
Quantum Real Estate Advisors completed the sale of a freestanding 15,120-square-foot Walgreens at 1701 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove,… Read more
NorthMarq Arranges Refi on Joliet’s Park Tower Apartments
Sue Blumberg and Kevin McCarthy of NorthMarq’s Chicago office arranged the $16.29-million refinance of Park Tower Apartments. The 134-unit, age-restricted… Read more
JLL Re-opens Aon Center HQ, 75 Other U.S. Offices
JLL has re-opened more than 75 offices in the U.S., a little more than half of its total portfolio, including… Read more
South Shore Mid-Rise Sells to Investment Group
Interra Realty brokered the $2.3-million sale of 6811 S. Paxton Ave., a 29-unit mid-rise apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore… Read more
Ken Griffin Donates $5M to Repair, Reopen Lakefront Trail
Damaged in last winter’s storms and closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago’s lakefront trail is slated to reopen on June… Read more
SCREEN Americas Signs Headquarters Lease in Elk Grove
Brennan Investment Group has secured a long-term lease with SCREEN Americas at the Elk Grove Technology Park in Elk Grove… Read more
Advocate Aurora, Beaumont Health Talk Potential Merger
Advocate Aurora Health, with 28 hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin, and the eight-hospital Beaumont Health in Michigan have reportedly been… Read more
Investment Firm Pretium Hires Macro Research Head
Investment firm Pretium, with $14 billion of managed assets spanning real estate, residential and corporate credit, has hired Charlie Himmelberg as… Read more
Drive-In Movie Pop-Up Comes to Lincoln Yards
Add Sterling Bay and its Lincoln Yards mega-project to the roster of participants in the pop-up drive-in scene. With most… Read more
Cboe Reopens Chicago Trading Floor
Cboe Global Markets said Tuesday it had reopened its Cboe Options Exchange trading floor at 400 S. LaSalle St., a… Read more
Entre Completes Multi-Faceted Deal in Zion
Entre Commercial Realty completed a multi-faceted sale transaction of an 82,000-square-foot industrial and office building at 1700 Kiefer Dr. in Zion, IL.… Read more
Some Chicago City Markets Will Open in June and July
Some Chicago City Markets managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will open in June and… Read more
Interra Finalizes MF Sale Near University of Chicago
Interra Realty brokered the $2.27-million sale of 6126-28 S. Woodlawn Ave., a 35-unit apartment building near the University of Chicago Law… Read more
Konnect RE Launches Second Private RE Debt Fund
Following the success of its initial fund, KNCT Lending, Chicago-based Konnect Real Estate has launched its second privately held real… Read more
Darwin Realty Joins CORFAC Network
Elmhurst, IL-based Darwin Realty has joined CORFAC International as the newest U.S. affiliate of the global network. Darwin is the… Read more
Millennium Park Reopens; Lakefront Trail Will Follow Next Week
Chicago’s most-visited attraction, Millennium Park, began “cautiously reopening” on Monday, with safeguards and best practices from the Chicago Department of… Read more
Chicago’s Big-Box Industrial Saw Record Q1 Before Pandemic
Although what’s next for Chicago’s big-box industrial market is uncertain amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear… Read more
Chicago Region’s Airports Get Boost from Freight Shipments
Even as coronavirus fears empty out passenger terminals and lead to curtailed airline service, rising freight shipments driven by double-digit… Read more