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Paychex CFO Efrain Rivera Joins JLL Board
JLL has named Efrain Rivera as an independent, non-executive member of its board of directors ef...Read more
Erin Spears Rejoins Fifield Companies as President
Chicago-based Fifield Companies has hired Erin Spears as president of the national d...Read more
State Pushes Back Deadline for Bids on Thompson Center
The state has extended the deadline for prospective buyers to bid on downt...Read more
Scion Reportedly Talks $1B Student Housing JV with Brookfield
Brookfield Asset Management is in advanced talks to form a joint venture with Chicago-based Scion...Read more
Sterling Bay Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Fulton Market
Following a Crain’s Chicago Business report that Sterling Bay had secured $100 million ...Read more
CME Denies Report of Possible $16B Deal for Rival Cboe
Two Chicago-based exchange operators made the headlines Wednesday, with the Financial Times&nb...Read more
Chicago Reinstates Mask Requirement for Indoor Public Settings
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Tuesday that it will re-institute a face m...Read more
Sterling Bay Lands Construction Debt for Next Fulton Market Project
Sterling Bay has scored a construction loan for a nearly $120-million office building in the Fulton...Read more
North Lawndale’s Ogden Commons Sees First Retail Tenants Move In
The Habitat Company recently welcomed Wintrust Bank and Momentum Coffee as the first...Read more
Investment Sales Veteran Scott Niedergang Launches Healthcare-Focused Advisory Firm
Healthcare real estate veteran Scott Niedergang has launched Physician Real Estate Capital Advis...Read more
Mesirow Names Three New Internal Directors
Financial services firm Mesirow appointed three new internal directors to its board of directors.�...Read more
Hyatt to Acquire Luxury Resort Operator Apple Leisure
Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation has agreed to acquire Apple Leisure Group (ALG), a lead...Read more
Equity Commonwealth Adds Cash Component to $3.4B Bid for Monmouth REIT
Equity Commonwealth (EQC) on Monday sweetened its offer for industrial REIT Mon...Read more
Cisco Claims Old Post Office Space for Midwest Hub
Cisco has announced Chicago as the company’s Midwest regional hub, with a relocation to 601W C...Read more
City Panel Votes 12-Year Extension for Cabrini-Green TIF District
Plans to redevelop land once occupied by the Cabrini-Green public housing project on downtown’s ...Read more
Chase Commits $3M to Appraisal Institute’s Diversity Initiative
The Appraisal Institute, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said that JPMorgan Chase has made a $...Read more
Chicago CRE Professionals Remain Optimistic, But Worries About Government Persist
In its 2021 Mid-Year Chicago Sentiment Report, The Real Estate Center at DePaul Univ...Read more
North Wells JV Acquires River North Loft Offices from McCaffery
North Wells Capital has formed a joint venture with Skydeck Capital to acquire 720 N...Read more
Summit Design + Build Hires Construction Veteran as VP
Summit Design + Build recently hired Larry Blouin as VP. Blouin joins Summit Design + Build ...Read more