Updated plans would push a tower at 1338 W Lake to 33 stories with 321 units; the Plan Commission will review the package as demolition wraps up at the Hindman site.

The Indian Prairie board approved nearly $26M in bids for Neuqua Valley High — part of a $96M modernization funded by last fall’s referendum. Work will add classrooms, security upgrades and a new turf field.

A foundation permit issued Friday clears Loyola to move from demolition to foundation work for a six‑story nursing and science building at the former Campion Hall site in Rogers Park.

A Yorkville planning panel voted down rezoning for a proposed data‑center campus, sending the contentious plan to City Council where a supermajority will be required.

The seven-story Aberdeen Crossing in West Town has its exterior mostly wrapped; ground-floor retail is being marketed for April.

A Lake Forest bluff-top estate at 595 Circle Lane shaved $2.5M off its ask to $25M, remaining the priciest active listing in the Chicago area.

The CTA has opened RFPs for parcels including the moved 1894 Vautravers building in Lakeview; developers must submit proposals by Feb. 25, 2026.

Lurie Children’s announced plans for a low‑acuity pediatric hospital in the Downers Grove area to keep more suburban kids closer to overnight care and expand local specialties.

Gould Grieco & Hensley inked a roughly 17,000‑square‑foot lease at PNC Centre and plans to relocate its Chicago headquarters by spring 2026. The move gives the firm a Loop address amid a string of downtown law‑firm expansions.

Hollywood Casino’s new Aurora resort will include a Drift Spa, celebrity restaurants and a hotel as the land-based property aims to open in early 2026.

The Loop's storefront vacancy eased to 28.53% in 2025 as State Street and LaSalle/Wacker logged fresh leases, but Michigan Avenue remains uneven.

Blackstone sold The Streets at Woodfield for $69M — a 59% markdown from its 2015 purchase — as a Hartford investor takes over the Schaumburg lifestyle center.

Latin School has listed four Gold Coast Dearborn Parkway homes it bought in 2022; asking prices total roughly $8.09M and the sale is meant to pare debt.