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Electrical Business Plans West Garfield Park Facility
Family-owned electrical products maker The Will Group plans to build a $5.5-million production facil...Read more
Appraisal Veteran D’Alessandro Joins CBRE’s Chicago Team
Michael D’Alessandro (pictured) has been named EVP with CBRE’s Valuation and Advisory Services (...Read more
Officials Break Ground on Belt Junction Rail Flyover
Government and rail industry officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking recently on the 75th Street ...Read more
RFP Calls for Solar Installations on City-Owned Parcels
The Emanuel administration has issued an RFP to develop solar energy installations on vacant city-ow...Read more
Local Grocery Chain Treasure Island Shutting Down After 55 Years
Family-owned grocery chain Treasure Island Foods, with locations on the city’s South and North Sid...Read more
Trio of Affordable Projects Eyed for City Financing
The Emanuel administration has proposed city financial support for a trio of affordable developments...Read more
DPD’s “Parade of Homes” Initiative Heads for Lawndale
Affordable housing developers interested in building homes in North Lawndale on the city’s West Si...Read more
Conor Eyes Q4 Opening for I-55 Spec Build
Conor Commercial is targeting fourth-quarter availability of its Last Mile Logistics Center I-55, th...Read more
Vacancies Up, Rents Down as Storage Supply Ramps Up
In many ways, Chicago’s self-storage market mirrors the national picture as detailed by Marcus &am...Read more
ML Realty Puts Shannon in Charge of Chicagoland Deals
Patrick Shannon (pictured) has been promoted to SVP at ML Realty Partners from VP. In his new role, ...Read more
Mixed-Use Portfolio Fetches Hyde Park’s Highest Price YTD
Interra Realty has brokered the $8.7-million sale of a portfolio of multifamily and mixed-use proper...Read more
City to Offer Obama Foundation 99-Year Lease on Center
Under a proposed land-use ordinance, the Obama Foundation will be offered a 99-year lease on the Oba...Read more
Hilco’s Crawford Station Plan Wins Key Approval
Representatives of Hilco Redevelopment will go before the City Council’s zoning committee on Wedne...Read more
Construction Ebbs for the Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, construction activity in the Chicago area is down on a dollar volume b...Read more
Essex Realty Closes 2nd Hyde Park Sale in 2 Months
Essex Realty Group has arranged the sale of 5417 S. Drexel Ave. an eight-unit, center-entrance brick...Read more
RFP to Redevelop Historic Woodlawn Bank Building
The Cook County Land Bank Authority has an issued an RFP to redevelop the former Washington Park Nat...Read more
Waterton CEO Schwartz to be Honored by Chicago Realtors
He pitched his business plan over a dinner of Pop Tarts in 1995. Twenty-three years and $4 billion i...Read more
Hyde Park Set for Its First Boutique Hotel
The South Side’s Hyde Park neighborhood will see its first luxury hotel when the Sophy, a 98-key b...Read more
Park District Will Relocate HQ to South Side
The city plans to relocate the Chicago Park District headquarters from leased space in Streeterville...Read more