601W and David Werner bought the 1.4M‑sq‑ft Loop tower at 175 W. Jackson for about $41M, a steep discount to Brookfield’s 2018 price; Northwind financing will back leasing work.

Artisan Capital Group paid about $31.4M for the 200‑unit Arrowhead Apartments in Palatine, pledging upgrades while preserving 40 HUD‑subsidized units.

Glenstar and Patrick Halloran have launched a $30M overhaul of 200 S. Wacker Drive, adding amenities and 52,000 sq ft of turnkey suites to attract tenants. The move tests whether repositioning can raise rents in a split downtown market.

Developer Boris Predovich pitched "Arya," a 15.5‑acre mixed‑use plan for 159th Street that would add condos, duplexes and roughly 30,000 sq ft of storefronts to Homer Glen.

DPD issued an RFP to redevelop a CTA‑owned 2.5‑acre parcel at 12 E. 95th St., opening the door to new housing and street‑level retail as transit projects move forward.

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.