Chicago

CHICAGO-Add the south suburb to a list that already includes Rockford and Waukegan seeking to lure the riverboat casino some still believe is headed to northwest suburban Rosemont despite the Illinois Gaming Board's taking back the 10th license from Emerald Casino, Inc.

CHICAGO-No homeowners would be displaced, nor additional parcels acquired under a tax increment financing proposal for an area between the 4100 blocks of Drexel Boulevard and Cottage Grove Avenue.

CHICAGO-The Morgan Park and Austin neighborhoods on the city's far South and West Sides are getting two-story, 43,000-sf police stations to replace outdated facilities. Their arrival also is expected to spur new retail development, especially in Austin.

CHICAGO-The owner of the 11-story building at 664 N. Michigan Ave. already is talking with city officials about fixing a deteriorating fagade on the upper floors of 664 N. Michigan Ave.

CHICAGO-Developers of a proposed 24-unit building at Madison Street and Homan Avenue line up $1.6 million in no-interest, 32-year mortgage financing in addition to historic rehab and low-interest housing tax credits.

CHICAGO-The plan commission punches CMC Heartland Partners III, LLC's ticket for a 1,694-unit residential development with more than 50,000 sf of retail space, including a Jewel food store to serve a booming neighborhood northwest of the Loop and commuter rail terminals.

SCHAUMBURG, IL-Three recent deals include Computer Strategy Coordinators, Inc.'s renewal of 25,222 sf at Two Woodfield Lake, where space is offered at $23 per sf gross. Also, Stewart Title renews a 4,000-sf lease at 1515 E. Woodfield Rd.

CHICAGO-Not only does the Downtown condominium market force Heartland Properties to make Phase II of Kinzie Station a rental property, it also decimates the REIT's third-quarter net profit as sales of units stall.