A Loop apartment conversion at 29 S. LaSalle that had been in foreclosure is now listed for sale, joining LaSalle Street's wave of office-to-residential projects.

Olive Garden is headed to Yorkville's Kendall Marketplace — a roughly $5.4M, 7,800‑sqft project that could open in 2027 and create about 50 jobs.

Centaur Capital Partners bought two Waukegan warehouses for about $47M, adding 400K+ sq ft to its Midwest industrial holdings.

DPD selected a $23M GonSosa plan for 8676 S. Vincennes that would add 46 mixed-income apartments and about 12,000 sq ft of retail near the Gresham Metra stop.

River Forest leaders pressed a Cook County judge to end the long-running Lake & Lathrop development fight, calling years of delays an eyesore on Lake Street.

At a May workshop in Waukegan, advocates warned rents are outpacing paychecks, leaving seniors and low‑wage workers unable to afford basic one‑bedroom apartments.

Northwestern Medicine paid $58M for a four‑story Oak Brook medical building as health systems increasingly buy the outpatient space they once leased. The deal follows a fast string of suburban purchases.

New renderings show a six‑story Backbeat Hotel at 3257 N Halsted with a rooftop pool, speakeasy and public restaurant aimed at both visitors and neighbors.

George Armoyan’s Clarke Inc. used a takeover of Ravelin and distressed‑debt buys to clear big Loop loans and gain control of three Chicago office properties.

Fulton Market's newest towers are keeping vacancy far below the rest of downtown, creating a two‑speed office market that favors amenity‑rich space.

Pulte Home Co. is under contract to buy about 32 acres on 75th Street for $14M to build 94 duplexes called Naperville Ridge, prompting neighbor and conservation concerns.

Move-ins have begun at Inside Info Fremont, a five-story, 132-unit building at 1549 North Fremont. The project includes street-level retail, a 29-vehicle garage and a rooftop garden.

Three top South Side brokers have turned buyers, building a roughly $70M Chicago portfolio while foreclosure fights and a federal raid shine a spotlight on the deals.