JOLIET, IL-The 919,800-sf regional shopping mall will become the seventh Westfield Shoppingtown in the Chicago market when the deal with Blackstone Group closes before the end of the year.

CHICAGO-The 16,440-sf Jewish Children's Service Center at 6014 N. California Ave. and a 21,512-sf vacant lot behind it at 6015 N. Mozart St. are offered for sale at a $1 million minimum bid for each property.

CHICAGO-The healthcare plan provider, the sixth-largest tenant in the tallest building in North America, renews its lease through 2014, keeping occupancy at the 3.5-million-sf office asset at 89%.

SCHAUMBURG, IL-Locally based Finch & Barry Properties Ltd. gets $102 per sf for the 38,033-sf flex property on nearly three acres at 1335-39 Basswood Dr., which is fully leased to three tenants.

PALATINE, IL-The family-run grocery chain buys a 35,056-sf portion of a strip center at 2070 Rand Rd. that had been on the market for $3.5 million. The location will be Caputo & Sons' sixth.

CHICAGO-The sale of a 48,000-sf parcel at the southeast corner of Madison and Dearborn streets as well as a $140-million construction loan from Bank One propels Hines' 820,000-sf tower off the drawing board.

ELWOOD, IL-Des Plaines, IL-based DSC Logistics considers more than seven sites before opting to lease a build-to-suit at CenterPoint Properties Trust's 1,161-acre intermodal center. Construction is scheduled to be completed in July 2004.

CHICAGO-The developer of Lake Point Tower, McCormick Place expansion projects and the mixed-use University Village development also will be recognized for his civic and charitable contributions.