MANTENO, IL-The retailer will continue operating its Midwest distribution network out of the far south suburban location on 112 acres at 333 Spruce St., which it reportedly acquired for $40 million.

CHICAGO-Tax increment financing is endorsed by the community development commission in a 69.7-acre along Devon Avenue and Sheridan Road, a controversial move in the area around Loyola University.

UPPER UWCHLAN TOWNSHIP, PA-The 29,277-sf building on 2.4 acres at 208 Phillips Rd. is for sale for $1.8 million, or available for lease at $7.50 per sf.

PHILADELPHIA-RAIT Investment Trust ended 2003 with 48% of its portfolio in office loans with 30% financing multifamily properties, but its $460-million pipeline is weighted toward the latter asset class, company officials report.

BRIDGEVIEW, IL-A 110-room Amerisuites Hotel already is on the drawing board near the 60-acre site at 79th Street and Harlem Avenue, but restaurants, theaters and other retail developments are expected to follow with the Major League Soccer franchise's relocation.

PHILADELPHIA-The Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development pays the state $6,250 per acre for the former Philadelphia State Hospital Main Campus along Roosevelt Boulevard, which was closed by the state 14 years ago.

CHICAGO-The developers of new condominiums at 1001 W. Madison St. and 909 W. Washington St. are planning a 10-story building worth $78 million upon its completion. It will include 15,200 sf of first-floor retail space.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA-Brandywine Realty Trust make's the Great Place to Work Institute list as one of the 50 best medium-sized to work for in the state for the fourth consecutive year.