CICERO, IL-With its location on South Cicero Avenue facing an impending date with the wrecking crew, the company lands a 74,525-sf building on 2.5 acres at 1515 S. 55th Ct. The property had been on the market for $1.65 million.

EVANSTON, IL-Michael Niazmand and Vladimir Novakovic had envisioned 11 townhouses priced up to $900,000 in their plans for redeveloping the former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 offices but have dropped that portion of their idea.

NORTHBROOK, IL-An Amoco station in Miami, a Steak N Shake in Indianapolis and a Chili's in Cleburne, TX occupy properties purchased by separate investors exchanging out of multifamily rental properties.

STREATOR, IL-In addition to a 70,000-sf lease for warehouse space within the 104,000-sf Luckey Distribution Services warehouse in the Eagle Point Distribution Center here, the Chicago-based container distributor takes 7,500 sf of office space at 11535 S. Central Ave.

ROSEMONT, IL-Lining up like taxis waiting for fares at O'Hare International Airport, three of the seven bidders for the state's only available casino license pitch a site in this suburb while a fourth eyes neighboring Des Plaines.

CHICAGO-The end of negotiations on a 7,300-sf renewal at Northwest Plaza in neighboring Rosemont leads GER Higgins Corp. to 10,725 sf of first-floor space about a mile east at 8725 W. Higgins Rd.

CHICAGO-Award-winning rehabber John M. Luce and developer William T. Sipowicz team up to buy 66,000 sf on both sides of the 2200 block of W. Madison Street for a 48-unit project.

EVANSTON, IL- The owner of 2223 Ridge Ave. has the dubious distinction of being the first multifamily property owner fined under this suburb's year-old nuisance ordinance.