CHICAGO-In addition to the high-visibility 311 S. Wacker Dr., where 18% of the 1.3-million-sf building is available, Michael Klein and Christian Domin bring a contract to lease 211 W. Wacker Dr. from CB Richard Ellis.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL-The 270,118-sf industrial building at 2000 Pratt Ave. is sold to Sanfilippo Holdings. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is headquartered around the corner in the Centex Industrial Park.

CHICAGO-Offering further proof that more is learned during tough times than runs of good fortune, J. Paul Beitler recalls "the worst year of my life" with Real Estate Media editor-in-chief Michael Desiato as well as developments thwarted by unpredictable events.

CHICAGO-The local commercial real estate market should plod along through the rest of 2004, experts tell more than 400 at RealShare Chicago Thursday. However, the Downtown multifamily market may be in for stormy weather, while hotels may enjoy a renaissance, some suggest.

LINDENHURST, IL-Skokie-based Raybec Investment Co. Ltd., which paid $60 per sf for the community center, is considering whether to divide the 32,000 sf once occupied by an Eagle grocery store into smaller spaces or tear it down.

CHICAGO-The 24-hour sports network that debuts in October signs a 40,000-lease with Vornado Realty Trust's Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. for space at 350 N. Orleans St., which recently landed the Chicago Sun-Times.

CHICAGO-The existing four-story, 23,500-sf Inn at Lincoln Park at Diversey Parkway and Lehmann Court would be replaced by a 14-story building with 105 guest rooms plus 45 extended-stay suites and 14,590 sf of ground-floor retail space.

CHICAGO-The EOP InterNotes are being sold in $1,000 increments. The first round of sales are four- and six-year notes at fixed rates of 4.75% and 5.25%, respectively. Proceeds will be used for general business purposes.