An 11-property Sherwin‑Williams portfolio across Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota sold for $18.74M after brokers secured rare 15‑year lease extensions. The deal attracted a Michigan institutional buyer.

A Will County committee advanced a controversial 2,400‑acre Earthrise solar project near Crete, promising tax revenue and union jobs while drawing farmer opposition. The proposal now heads to a mid‑April county‑board vote.

The Griffin Museum will reopen its long-dormant south portico next year with a cafe, terrace and direct access to Jackson Park ahead of the Obama Center opening.

Batavia’s council paused plans for a new downtown TIF tied to a QT9 headquarters renovation while staff refines the financing and timing. The move delays an April hearing and pushes decisions into the fall.

A two-part concept would add 306 apartments and a 167-unit senior living center to 29 acres near Randall Road, with developers seeking early input from the city.

The Chicago Plan Commission approved designs for a five‑story Advocate Trinity Hospital at 8000 S Lake Shore Drive, part of a broader South Side investment, with an opening targeted for 2029.

A landmark Evanston building owned by The Cradle Society at 2049 Ridge Ave is on the market; new zoning and its location near Northwestern make it a tempting adaptive‑reuse play.

A March 18 building permit clears the way for a seven‑story, 78‑unit mixed‑income building at Oak and Larrabee; 54 units are earmarked as affordable housing.

Two suburban rehab centers sold for about $33 million combined and were rebranded under Alpine Healthcare, part of a busy wave of senior-housing deals across Chicagoland.

Bunker Hill Farms, the 450-acre Woodstock retreat built by TicketsNow founder Mike Domek, is listed for $27 million and is being marketed to private buyers.

A Texas firm paid $102 million for Orland Ridge, a 294‑unit build‑to‑rent in Orland Park completed in 2023, underscoring continued investor appetite for Chicago suburbs.

A concept video envisions a domed, 72,000‑seat Soldier Field and a lakefront entertainment district as the Bears weigh Arlington Heights and Northwest Indiana.

Monument Capital sold Eclipse at 1450, a 222‑unit Mount Prospect complex, for $30M after renovating most interiors.