The Biz Week That Was: New grocer, dining options, and workforce housing

‘It’s really pretty’: Heinen’s grocery store opens in Naperville

A sign in the meat department of the new Heinen’s grocery store in Naperville introduces customers to its namesake founder. Joe Heinen started the business as a butcher shop in Depression-era Ohio under the belief that you have to “find the best to sell the best.” The 46,000-square-foot store opened Wednesday with a packed parking lot, fall mums and pumpkins at the entrance and new fans. “I love it. It's really pretty, and they have a really good selection of produce, especially,” Naperville mom Danielle Ethier said.

Indian restaurant Indiyaana to be next occupant of Schaumburg banquet hall on American Lane

An Indian restaurant named Indiyaana is slated for a November opening at a Schaumburg dining spot that has housed four other restaurants over the past two decades. The 22,000-square-foot restaurant and banquet hall at 1301 American Lane just west of Woodfield Mall and Meacham Road first opened in 2006 as Entourage.

‘Much-needed relief’: Gurnee board approves 40-unit workforce housing plan

Opportunities for low- to moderate-income renters seeking a place in Gurnee will be expanding with approval this week of a 40-unit “workforce housing” apartment development. The village board Monday unanimously approved zoning and density variations to allow for Liberty Point Residences to be built on 2.2 acres east of Route 21 near the Tri-State Tollway.

ULI Chicago offers redevelopment ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue area

A mix of new housing. A more permanent shelter for the Naperville Farmers Market. An inviting pedestrian environment. A panel of real estate and development professionals is charting a new vision for properties around Naperville’s 5th Avenue Metra station. The group set out to reimagine the possibilities for the underdeveloped area.

Award-winning Chicago restaurant avec coming to the suburbs

One of Chicago’s most noted restaurants — avec — is opening its first suburban location this spring. The restaurant, part of One Off Hospitality, will open at 250 Waukegan Ave. in Highwood. This will be the third location for avec, which opened in the West Loop in 2003 and expanded to River North in 2021.

Batavia limits water use for proposed $500 million data center

Developers of a $500 million data center looking to build in Batavia have promised an efficient cooling system to cut down on water usage, which the city has capped at 1,000 gallons per day.

Stagflation concerns rise with increased inflation, jobless claims

Inflation heated up in August to the fastest pace since January as weekly jobless claims climbed to their highest level in nearly four years — fueling worries the economy is sliding into a stagflationary mix of rising prices and weakening growth.