CHICAGO-The economically depressed South Side neighborhood will get a 187,000-sf plant for Quality Croutons under a deal that includes a heavily-discounted land purchase, property tax reduction and industrial revenue bonds.

BOLINGBROOK, IL-Italian-based Parmalat Bakery Group takes 34,000 sf at 400 Quadrangle Dr., expected to be completed this month. Four smaller leases are signed at recently-completed 440 Quadrangle Dr.

CHICAGO-Cushman & Wakefield reports north suburban Lake County is seeing an increase in deals involving users, boosting sales prices above replacement costs. The east O'Hare market also is holding up well.

LAKE ZURICH, IL-New York-based Sonnenblick-Goldman Co. expects a sales price north of $9 million for the one-year-old retail store with a 500-car parking lot net-leased to Menomonee Falls, WI-based Kohl's Corp. through 2021.

CHICAGO-Heller Financial, Inc., in the midst of a $5.3-billion tender offer by GE Capital Corp., buys a portfolio from Bank of America, NA, Banc of America Commercial Finance Corp. and Bank of America Canada.

CHICAGO-Cushman & Wakefield reports north suburban Lake County is seeing an increase in deals involving users, boosting sales prices above replacement costs. The east O'Hare market also is holding up well.

CHICAGO-A falling stock market also have made the returns on triple-net leased properties attractive to investors looking to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of their real estate while locking in a stable return.

CHICAGO-LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.'s fund ultimately hopes to raise $150 million, which including leverage, would allow it to buy $375 million worth of medical office buildings. The first buys are in St. Louis and Richmond, VA.