CHICAGO-With AES New Energy now calling the office tower its Midwest headquarters, occupancy stays above 95% at the 372,000-sf building TrizecHahn Corp. bought last year for $76 million. Direct vacancy opens the year at 11.8% in the West Loop submarket.

CHICAGO-American Invsco recoups more than half of its purchase price for 345 N. LaSalle St. within its first week of ownership. The company has sold more than half of the condominiums, which were built as rental units.

CHICAGO-BGP Lincoln Village, L.L.C., which is redeveloping Chicago's first shopping center, will get a $4.95-million loan at 8% interest to pay for part of its $25-million redevelopment project at the North Side retail center.

CHICAGO-Voters in the affluent suburbs of Barrington and Wilmette decide by wide margins to borrow a combined $36.5 million to buy large parcels for park district use. However, a $10-million open-space buying spree is nixed in far north suburban Fremont Township.

CHICAGO-Two city notes totaling $7.5 million will be issued to the developer of the

CHICAGO-A proposed 221-unit project at 1240-50 S. Michigan Ave. already is 70% pre-sold, developers Jacob Bletnitsky and Alex Vaisman tell GlobeSt.com, a factor that should help their quest for financing.

DES PLAINES, IL-Oakton Distributors will relocate from nearby Elk Grove Village to 125 E. Oakton St. with its purchase of the property for about $3.557 million. LaSalle National Bank provides financing at 7.51%.

CHICAGO-Take a risk, Mid-North Financial Services, Inc. president and chairman Albert C. Hanna tells Inland Real Estate brokers, and follow trends that will make the city's West Side an attractive multifamily development bet.