Downtown
Loop Alliance Focuses on Clean-Up After Riots
As protests downtown turned violent and millions of dollars in property damage was done over the wee...Read more
Chicago to Shut Down Some Streets to Expand Outdoor Dining
Although looting during the weekend’s protests against the death of George Floyd could delay Chica...Read more
Chicago Businesses Will Start Reopening June 3
Chicago is on track to transition to phase three of the Lightfoot administration’s framework for r...Read more
Cresco Labs Opens First Chicago Dispensary
Locally-based Cresco Labs has opened Sunnyside River North, which the company says is the first adu...Read more
Parkside’s Fulton East Project Incorporates Safety and Wellness Firsts
Parkside Realty’s Fulton East, a 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office and retail building in the...Read more
Lightfoot Issues Reopening Guidelines for CRE, Other Sectors
As Chicago prepares to transition to the “cautiously reopen” third phase of its plan to restart ...Read more
Cboe Will Reopen Chicago Trading Floor on June 8
Cboe Global Markets said Tuesday it plans to reopen its Cboe Options Exchange (C1) trading floor in ...Read more
CRG Hires Jeff Lanaghan as Midwest Industrial Lead
CRG, the real estate development and investment arm of Chicago-based Clayco, hired Jeff Lanaghan�...Read more
Lawmakers Remove Hurdle to Financing a Chicago Casino
In a special session that also saw passage of a state budget, the Illinois Legislature voted over Me...Read more
West Loop Apartments Trade at $508K Per Unit
Apartment Investment Advisers (AIA) recently closed the sale of an apartment building in the West Lo...Read more
Tribune Tower East Gets Go-Ahead from City Council
The Chicago City Council signed off on construction of Tribune Tower East, part of the redevelopment...Read more
Trophy Loop Tower Sells to Spear Street for $210M
Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of 225 W. Wacker Dr., a 650,812-square-foot Class A trophy...Read more
Two Join NKF Multifamily Capital Markets from JLL
Elizabeth Gagliardi and Chuck Johanns have joined NKF’s Midwest Multifamily Capital Markets Invest...Read more
Draper and Kramer Launches Pre-leasing at South Loop Rentals
Pre-leasing is underway for Draper and Kramer’s Aspire Residences, a 24-story, 275-unit apartment...Read more
Willis Tower’s “Catalog Cares” Supports Healthcare Workers, Eateries
EQ Office launched Catalog Cares, an initiative that allows both the 15,000 people who work at Willi...Read more
Lightfoot Unveils Five-Phase Plan for Reopening
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday revealed the “Protecting Chicago” framework that the city will be...Read more
Fintech Tenant Expands with Fulton Market Incubation Space
Sterling Bay signed a lease with LQD Business Finance, a Pilsen-based fintech company, at its Fulton...Read more
Care Facility at McCormick Place Will Be Phased Out
As a marker of progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Ill...Read more
Equity Commonwealth Says 98% of April Rents Were Paid
Equity Commonwealth (EQC) said Monday that 98% of contractual April rents had been collected in its ...Read more