The Plan Commission kept its review of the 1,524‑acre Plano Skies solar project open Wednesday as residents pressed developers on noise, traffic and environmental impacts. A July 6 public session at Plano High School is scheduled.

Mayor Johnson says City Council approved roughly $16.3M to help build Abrams Intergenerational Village, a 71‑unit affordable project in Washington Park. The development pairs seniors, grandfamilies and students in a single building.

JAMP Hotels paid about $30.5M for the 239‑room La Quinta in the Loop and plans upgrades while keeping the La Quinta brand in place. The sale follows a larger portfolio unwind tied to Highgate’s 2021 CorePoint acquisition.

A preliminary landmark recommendation for Bryn Mawr Avenue paused demolition of a 1909 Edgewater building, complicating Harlem Irving’s roughly 95‑unit redevelopment; a final vote is expected in early July.

Project Big Lakes won a planning nod in DeKalb and would place a 186,000‑sq‑ft plant at Fairview and Macom, promising 150–300 onsite jobs.

A 105,000-square-foot Fulton Market office at 318 N. Carpenter — right across from Google’s campus — has been listed for sale, a rare small-block chance in a tight market.

The Orland Park Village Board approved an updated downtown redevelopment plan and set construction of Heroes Park to begin by the end of summer, while clearing the way for a UChicago Medicine expansion. Funding terms and a timeline were locked in during Tuesday's vote.

An interior‑demolition permit at 208 S LaSalle clears the way for The LaSalle Residences — a Prime Group conversion that will add roughly 168 apartments, including affordable units, to the Loop.

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke ground on C.A.R.E. Manor, a 44‑unit family-sized affordable housing development in West Garfield Park backed in part by the city’s bond. The project converts vacant lots into walk-up homes for multigenerational households.

Sidley Austin will anchor Related Midwest's new West Loop office tower at 725 W. Randolph, a high-profile signing that highlights demand for amenity-rich office space.

A historic Loop tower at 65 E. Wacker is becoming 252 apartments as part of a 25‑project downtown conversion wave that will repurpose millions of square feet of office space.

A federal judge approved a settlement requiring Chicago to identify, build or rehab 2,800 accessible affordable units and overhaul how those units are tracked and assigned.

A Chicago Fed analysis finds homeowners insurance rose faster than incomes in parts of the Seventh District, squeezing low‑income households and raising cancellation risk.