Chicago's coworking inventory jumped about 25% last year — roughly 65 new spaces and about 2 million square feet — and a D.C. operator has leased Loop space.

Marquette landed a $55M construction loan to build The Union, a 238-unit mixed-use project in Villa Park, clearing the way for new housing and retail downtown.

Onni's $130M gut rehab of 225 W. Randolph — now The Bell — paired a 75,000‑sq‑ft amenity penthouse with major leases and is refilling West Loop offices.

A tower crane at the Thompson Center was dismantled this weekend, a visible milestone as Google’s Loop renovation shifts from exterior work to interior fit‑outs.

A coalition-led effort won the Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s $10M Chicago Prize to buy 17 acres in Chicago Lawn and seed roughly 125 affordable homes, with proceeds to fund more builds across the South and West sides.

Aurora's Choose Aurora package pairs a $20,000 zero‑percent deferred loan with closing‑cost and repair grants to lower upfront homebuying costs. Income thresholds and application timing vary by program materials.

Old National Bank moved to foreclose on a mixed‑use Oak Park building tied to investors Chikoo Patel and Shai Wolkowicki, alleging a $2.32M default.

Smithbucklin is in talks to lease space at the Aon Center, joining a string of recent association deals that have helped refill the East Loop trophy tower. The discussions are early-stage and terms were not disclosed.

A developer has asked Sycamore to allow a recreational dispensary at 1598 DeKalb Ave., but the site sits inside the city’s buffer zone and would require a code change.

An Illinois investor paid about $100 million for two Pleasant Prairie apartment communities totaling 428 units. The sales arrive as the village advances a wave of new rental projects.

Farm Zero and investor Marc Calabria are planning to convert a vacant Loop landmark into a vertical-farming research hub with a market and rooftop gardens. The project would pair growing racks with health research and startups.

A City panel approved $14.5M in TIF for Hub 32, advancing a five‑story, 51‑unit affordable housing and retail project at 132 N. Kedzie while council approval is pending.

A 42‑story Loop tower at 73 E. Lake sold for about $126M to a group including Intercontinental and Magellan, reshuffling downtown multifamily ownership.