WHEELING, IL-This north suburb as well as nearby Northbrook see three industrial deals, including one sale, totaling nearly 140,000 sf. The largest is a 64,156-sf lease by Borrows Co. for 301 Holbrook here.

CHICAGO-Security Capital Inc. has the right to redeem $40 million worth of preferred stock after Jan. 15 upon giving Prime Group Realty Trust 10 days notice. The REIT is in talks to restructure debt or raise money.

DeKALB, IL-Barnes & Noble, Inc. stakes out 21,000 sf in this college town west of Chicago, while Asia World claims 20,750 sf for a spring opening in Iroquois Center in west suburban Naperville.

CHICAGO-The $300-million mixed-use project one block west of the Magnificent Mile gets a 35,000-sf anchor tenant for the retail portion of the development that will include 764 multifamily rental units.

CHICAGO-Richard A. Hanson and Charles H. Shaw are known more for their Downtown high-end condominium projects, but the two developers also are involved in separate mixed-income developments on the South and West sides.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL-Fifth Third Bank claims 94,432 sf, nearly 10% of the three-building complex along the Northwest Tollway, as Prime Group Realty Trust fills up vacancies in the property that has seen a $10-million makeover.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL-Allstate Life Insurance Co. writes five-year mortgages at 6.65% amortized over 20 years for Great Lakes REIT on the 1600 Corporate Center here as well as Woodfield Green Executive Center in Schaumburg.

CHICAGO-A Delaware judge dismisses a bankruptcy proceeding, paving the way for Paramus, NJ-based Vornado Realty Trust to auction 7.9 million shares of Prime Group Realty Trust -- a one-third stake in the REIT -- Jan. 9.