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Montway Auto Transport appoints Ahsan Rahim as CEO

CHICAGO, Ill. - Montway Auto Transport is announcing Ahsan Rahim as its new CEO. "Montway has built a strong reputation for customer service, operational excellence

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Chicago’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate raises record-setting $283,000 to support future industry leaders

The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate (MBIRE) at Roosevelt University in Chicago celebrated its 25th Annual Real Estate Gala on Oct. 22, raising $283,000, the most money raised by the event in its 25-year history. Funds from the milestone event will go toward supporting scholarships, student programming, career development...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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Chicago hemp businesses face uncertain future as Illinois ban nears

New Illinois restrictions take effect Nov. 12, limiting where intoxicating hemp-derived THC products can be sold. Chicago hemp businesses, including South Loop café ChiTiva, face potential closure as the changes approach. Licensed cannabis dispensaries expect increased business as customers seek alternative places to purchase THC products. CHICAGO - Chicago...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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Westmont Garage-Condo Project Lets Gearheads Buy Parking for Their Porsches

A new kind of condo is headed for Westmont, and it is not meant for people to sleep in — it is meant for their cars. Torque Motor Suites is planning a car-condominium development in the DuPage County suburb that would give collectors private, climate-controlled garage suites along with a shared clubhouse.

Westmont, IL · 2d
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Construction Begins on Major North Center Redevelopment at Lincoln, Damen and Irving Park

Construction is underway at 3959 N. Lincoln Avenue, bringing a major redevelopment to the busy Lincoln, Damen and Irving Park intersection in North Center. The project will renovate the existing five-story former bank building and add new construction, creating 64 affordable apartments, commercial space and supportive services. A historic building...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Loop Hotel Lender Sues to Halt LaSalle Street Apartment Conversion Above JW Marriott

The company managing the debt on Chicago's JW Marriott hotel has gone to court to stop construction crews from converting the office floors above it into apartments, after a power mishap allegedly knocked out the hotel's phones for more than four hours during a crunch of checkouts and check-ins. Torchlight Loan Services filed suit against developer Prime Group in Cook County Circuit Court, asking a judge to freeze work at 208 S. LaSalle until Prime secures the hotel's consent.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Old Town Smoke Shop Plan Draws 99% Opposition, Alderman Seeks Denial

A proposed smoke shop at 1201 N. Wells St. in Old Town has run into a wall of neighborhood opposition, with nearly 600 community survey responses landing almost unanimously against it and the local alderman now asking the city to deny the business its licenses. Exotic Corner is seeking tobacco and retail food licenses to open in the space, but residents say the project has broken basic rules of how things get done on Wells Street.

Chicago, IL · 1d

WGN Radio

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Noon Business Lunch 11/6/26: Market stabilizing, jobs added, financial stability of Chicagoans, Run Down the Middle

Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about the market reaction to the election, the strong economic data including, GDP, consumer sentiment, and jobs, and what he’s recommending for investors right now. Segment 2: Elliot Richardson, CEO and Founder, Run Down the Middle, tells John about this new organization […]

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Wacker Drive Tower Hit With $236M Foreclosure Suit Amid Chicago Office Slump

The landlord of 35 W. Wacker Drive, a 50-story office tower in downtown Chicago, has been hit with a $236 million foreclosure lawsuit. The filing adds another high-dollar legal fight to a downtown office market that has been reeling from falling property values and mounting loan defaults. The lawsuit was...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago HQ Sells for $115M

Cushman & Wakefield advised Spear Street Capital on the $115 million sale of 225 W. Wacker Drive, an office tower in downtown Chicago, to Prime Finance and Hines. Situated along the Chicago River at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Franklin Street, 225 W. Wacker is a 31-story, approximately 651,000-square-foot office tower located where Chicago’s West Loop and River North neighborhoods converge. Cushman & Wakefield will remain an anchor tenant under the building’s new ownership.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Michael Duckler Represents Buyer in $13.6 Million Acquisition of 84-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Chicago’s Southwest Suburban Market

CHICAGO, IL - Michael Duckler, Senior Director at Greenstone Partners, recently represented the purchaser in the $13.6 million sale of Heritage Manor Apartments, an 84-unit multifamily portfolio in Orland Park, Illinois. The portfolio comprises seven 12-unit buildings in Chicago’s southwest suburban market. Located in one of the most sought-after...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Remember Southport Department Store? A Look Back at a Lost Southport Avenue Landmark

Long before Southport Avenue became known for its boutiques, restaurants and theaters, the neighborhood had its very own department store. Southport Department Store was a longtime fixture near Southport and Grace, on the stretch of storefronts now associated with the Mercury Theater. According to a photograph shared on Southport Corridor Chicago in 2015, the store closed in 1991, marking the end of a chapter in the neighborhood’s retail history.

Chicago, IL · 5d

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The Emerald Cup Owners Building Full Kiosk at Church in Beverly

The Shops at Church 103 is getting another tenant early next year. The team at The Emerald Cup are getting ready to introduce their new kiosk at the building, 2501 W 103rd Street. This will be a permanent location serving many of the same coffees regular visitors of the cart have come to expect. Co-owner Katie McEnery told What Now Chicago the coffee cart is open at the church through the holidays, but she and Kelly Devine are hoping to get the kiosk fully open by March.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Avenue businesses say ‘welcome back’ with a block party

Since the beginning of March, the stretch of Oak Park Avenue between Ontario and Randolph streets has been through the wringer. Between full road and sidewalk closures, deafening machinery, overhaul of century-old infrastructure, and dust and gravel galore, local businesses, patrons and area residents have faced a highly disruptive environment.

Oak Park, IL · 2d

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Ware Malcomb Completes Historic Residential Conversion in Downtown Chicago

Ware Malcomb announced construction is complete on 79 W. Monroe, an office-to-residential conversion project located in downtown Chicago’s Loop district. Ware Malcomb’s Chicago office provided architecture and interior design services for the renovation of the historic 14-story building, which included transforming seven upper floors of vacant office space into 76 market-rate and 41 affordable apartment units, along with ancillary amenities.

Chicago, IL · 3d

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2025 revenue shortfall pushing Oak Park’s 2027 tax levy higher

Oak Park’s village board discussed the proposed 2027 operating budget and estimated 7.94% direct property tax levy hike and voted to approve the estimations for a Truth in Taxation hearing. The action took place at a Nov. 4 village board meeting. The board’s approval for the estimates is not...

Oak Park, IL · 2d

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Ankin Law Welcomes Attorney Bria Wallace

Once again, Ankin Law has shown the desire to look around the country to find lawyers that can help injured people in Chicagoland. The firm is proud to welcome Attorney Bria Wallace to our roster as she joins our prolific workers’ compensation department this fall. “It’s a top firm....

Chicago Metropolitan Area, IL · 3d

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Comic Fans Dig Through Stacks of Back Issues at This Longtime Illinois Shop

Some of the best finds in Illinois hide behind plain storefronts you could walk past for years. I went in looking for one old comic and came out with a head full of memories and a list of issues I suddenly needed. Picture shelves loaded from floor to ceiling, a...

Oak Park, IL · 3d

Fox 32 Chicago

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Pat Quinn explains his support for a millionaire income tax surcharge

Former Gov. Pat Quinn discusses a Cook County advisory referendum on a proposed 3% income tax surcharge for Illinois residents earning more than $1 million a year and how the revenue could support schools and property tax relief.

Cook County, IL · 4d