Project Runway–famous Mood Fabrics will open a 2,000‑sq‑ft showroom at 109 S. State St. this August, offering thousands of swatches, workshops and QR‑powered ordering.

Allstate hired CoStar CFO Christian Lown as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 3. The move follows related leadership changes at CoStar and internal reshuffling at Allstate.

Lincoln Avenue Trader Joe’s won recognition after the NLRB opened a challenged ballot, giving the crew a one‑vote majority and making it the first TJ’s in Illinois to unionize.