CHICAGO-The seven-story building at 6565 S. Yale Ave. in the Englewood community has sparked other redevelopment in the area, says the Chicago Association of Realtors, which gives developer John Luce its top "Good Neighbor" award.

CHICAGO-The newspaper will exit 401 N. Wabash Ave. ahead of the wrecking crews making way for Trump Tower Chicago and move a half-mile west to Vornado Realty Trust's riverfront property just west of its Merchandise Mart.

JOLIET, IL-While it technically is outside the Downtown area, an Urban Land Institute and Campaign for Sensible Growth panel suggests the city control redevelopment of a former US Steel property as well as land used by the state for a prison.

CHICAGO-Having spent $597 million to buy back 23.5 million shares of its company's stock, Equity Office Properties Trust management gets authority to expand the program to $1.1 billion by next May.

CHICAGO-The Mt. Olive, NJ-based outdoor and indoor games manufacturer moves into the seventh building in IDI's Bolingbrook Corporate Center next month, relocating from 4800 S. Central Ave. on Chicago's Southwest Side.

CHICAGO-Two of Prime Group Realty Trust's largest office tenants are involved in a $55-billion merger (Bank One) or negotiations for a renewal of a lease that expires in 2006 (IBM).

CHICAGO-Preservations get a boost from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which includes the 91-year-old hospital threatened by demolition as one of 11 most endangered buildings in the US.

JOLIET, IL-An Urban Land Institute and Campaign for Sensible Growth panel suggests issuing request for proposals for key development sites, such as the crossroads of Cass and Chicago streets.