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Austin Weekly News
Decrepit but historic, Laramie State Bank redo is next up
The Laramie State Bank building sits at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Laramie. Over decades, the remarkable art deco façade and its stunning interior have fallen into advanced stages of decay. The post Decrepit but historic, Laramie State Bank redo is next up appeared first on Austin Weekly News .
evanstonroundtable.com
CityPads proposes fourth development in south Evanston
Housing developer CityPads applied last week for a city zoning analysis of its fourth proposed housing development in south Evanston on Oct. 19. The eight-story, 111-unit apartment building planned for 1000 Chicago Ave. in the Third Ward would set aside 15% of its units, about 17, as affordable housing, meeting the city’s inclusionary housing ordinance requirements.
fox32chicago.com
Chicago’s Magnificent Mile sees new stores, signs of a comeback
After years of challenges from online shopping, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is seeing new store openings, planned renovations and renewed interest in in-person shopping.
blockclubchicago.org
Call Your Mother, East Coast Bagel Chain, Opens 2nd Chicago Shop In Lakeview
LAKEVIEW — Call Your Mother, a bagel deli chain that started at a Washington, D.C., farmers market, has opened its second Chicago shop in Lakeview. The shop at 2956 N. Sheffield Ave. opened Monday and serves the same menu as the company’s first Chicago location in Wicker Park, with bagels, breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches, pastries and coffee. But the Lakeview shop has its own look, with a wooden canoe, vintage-style camp pennants and a painting by local muralist Kevin Garbacz of the deli’s signature telephone wires on the building’s exterior.
htrends.com
U.S. RevPAR Rises 12.6% as Chicago Leads Major-Market Growth for week ending 24 October
The U.S. hotel industry recorded year-over-year gains during the week of Oct. 18-24, with occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room increasing. National occupancy reached 69.8%, up 4.8 percentage points from the comparable week in 2025. Average daily rate rose 7.4% to US$179.55, while revenue per available room increased 12.6% to US$125.31.
Daily Energy Insider
Illinois regulators OK ComEd’s construction of underground transmission project near Chicago
ComEd recently received approval from Illinois regulators to add new underground transmission lines that will strengthen the electric grid, improve service for customers, and support… The post Illinois regulators OK ComEd’s construction of underground transmission project near Chicago appeared first on Daily Energy Insider .
oohtoday.com
The Out-of-Town Crowd Hiding Inside Your Market
OOH Today’s Stat of the Week – Powered by StreetMetrics. In a few famous neighborhoods, most of the people driving and walking past billboards aren’t from around here. The Stat This time last year, more than 2 in 5 people who saw a billboard near Nashville’s Lower Broadway lived more than two hours away. That’s more than double the share on billboards elsewhere in the Nashville area. Times Square and the Las Vegas Strip drew out-of-towners at nearly twice the rate of their surrounding areas. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile drew them at about one and a half times.
southportcorridorchicago.com
Holiday Club Demolition Underway as 91-Apartment Building Moves Forward in Uptown
The Holiday Club’s longtime home at the northwest corner of Sheridan and Irving Park roads is coming down, clearing the way for a seven-story apartment building in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. The bar closed in May after more than two decades at 4000 N. Sheridan Road, and demolition of the surrounding historic buildings has been underway this fall.
southwestregionalpublishing.com
Tax after tax. Three Southwest Side aldermen decry mayor’s 2027 budget
Three aldermen in a 29-member coalition are saying Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2027 budget proposal raises taxes, spending and borrowing without cutting costs. They also say his budget speech was aimed at winning reelection, not balancing the city’s books. Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) called the plan an “anti-growth budget.”...
hoodline.com
Midway Hotel Empire Sells for $68M, Half What RLJ Paid Back in 2006
A cluster of seven hotels ringing Midway International Airport has changed hands for $68 million, a price that lands at roughly half what the seller paid for the same real estate back in 2006. Oakbrook Terrace-based Endeavor Hotels closed the deal for the portfolio, which also includes an adjacent restaurant property, buying it from Bethesda, Maryland-based RLJ Lodging Trust.