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This Affordable Illinois Town Is So Cheap, Retirees Say Social Security Covers It All
Somewhere in the heart of Illinois, there’s a town called Kewanee that’s quietly doing something remarkable, and most people have no idea it exists. It’s the kind of place where your money stretches so far you’ll start wondering if you’ve accidentally traveled back in time to when a dollar actually meant something.
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First Midwest Group building new multitenant site at Machesney Crossings
MACHESNEY PARK — First Midwest Group is developing a new multitenant commercial building at the corner of Illinois 251 and Illinois 173. The 14,000-square-foot building will stand in front of Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Five Below and other businesses in Machesney Crossings, a retail development built in 2005. The...
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Skip The Big Cities And Rent For Under $800 In This Overlooked Wisconsin Town
Somewhere between Chicago’s chaos and Madison’s coffee shop lines, there’s a Wisconsin town quietly doing everything right, and its name is Beloit. Most people drive past it without a second thought, which is honestly their loss and your gain. Beloit sits right on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, hugging...
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25 Candidates Crowd Aurora Council Races as Six Seats Open Up in April
Aurora's City Council races just got a lot more crowded. Twenty-five candidates filed to run for six council seats up for grabs in the city's April election, with a wide-open at-large race featuring a former alderman, a dance-studio owner and a Kane County Board member, alongside ward battles. Candidate filings...
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Sagard, La Caisse Acquire East Bay Industrial Outdoor Storage
Sagard Real Estate (SRE) on Wednesday announced the acquisition of 6691 Clark Ave., a fully leased industrial outdoor storage (IOS) property in Newark, within the infill East Bay submarket. Seller and pricing were not disclosed. The acquisition marks the second Bay Area IOS investment and further expands the IOS joint venture between SRE and global investment group La Caisse.
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The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Leased Steak ’n Shake in Aurora
The Boulder Group completed the sale of a single-tenant net-leased restaurant property occupied by Steak ’n Shake in Aurora, Illinois, for $1.27 million. The property is located at 4333 Fox Valley Center Drive, near the intersection of Illinois Route 59 and New York Street. The property sits across from Fox Valley Mall, a roughly 1,500,000-square-foot regional shopping center anchored by Macy’s and JCPenney.
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New downtown project connects waterfront living with Rockford history
A new residential development in downtown Rockford will offer waterfront living while preserving a historic Rockford building. Water Street Flats, Urban Equity Properties’ latest redevelopment project, is a 48,800-square-foot building that sits adjacent to the Jefferson Street Bridge and was formerly Rever’s Marina. “The Water Street Flats building...
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Photos | Progress at the future Chick House Flats in downtown Rockford
ROCKFORD — The former Chick House Hotel, a pre-Civil War building in downtown Rockford, is undergoing a $14.5 million renovation to turn it into 18 loft apartments with ground-floor businesses. Developer Urban Equity Properties said this week the project is on track to open in summer 2027. | Cleanup...
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Developer: Pre-Civil War building’s revival on track to welcome first tenants in summer 2027
ROCKFORD — One of the last standing pre-Civil War buildings in downtown is on track to enter its new era next summer, when it will welcome its first residents and commercial tenants, according to developer Urban Equity Properties. The 169-year-old former Chick House Hotel, which sits at the corner...
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Yorkville sets initial property tax levy at $4.172 million
The Yorkville City Council last week approved the city’s initial tax levy amount. Aldermen decided not to take the additional increment resulting from the value of new construction in the city. The total levy would be about $4.172 million for the city’s portion of property taxes. Alderman Chris Funkhouser says the city does not need the additional money.
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New Delafield-Area Subdivision Plots 10 Luxury Lots Near Brandybrook Golf Course
The Legend at Brandybrook Golf Course — Reported Site of Estate Lots. Plans for a new luxury subdivision near The Legend at Brandybrook Golf Course call for 10 estate-sized lots. Lot prices reportedly start at $580,000, and some lots are sized up to 15 acres. The project, called Welsh...
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Exit Ramp Narrows: Suburban Chicago’s emptiest office buildings are running out of places to go
Three years ago, aging office campuses in Chicago’s northwest suburbs had a ready exit. Compass Datacenters paid $194 million for the former Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates. Aligned Data Centers assembled a row of office buildings along Elk Grove Village’s Northwest Point Boulevard to clear for a data center campus.