The Biz Week That Was: New cancer center in Arlington Heights, ComEd rates going up
$175M cancer, neuroscience care facility proposed at Arlington Heights hospital
A $175 million expansion for cancer and neuroscience care has been proposed for Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The facility is planned for land between the existing hospital at 800 W. Central Road and Kirchoff Road, which is on the north side of the medical campus, according to documents filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board by the hospital’s parent company, Endeavor Health. The three-story, 104,064-square-foot center primarily would offer outpatient services but also would serve patients admitted to the main hospital, documents indicate.
ComEd rates are going up again this summer, and rising demand is largely to blame
As demand for electricity from data centers and other customers continues rising, suburbanites should expect higher ComEd bills starting in June. The rate at which ComEd customers are charged for energy usage is increasing. Additionally, a temporary credit to Illinois customers is disappearing. When combined, those two changes likely will drive the average monthly residential bill from its current $107 to more than $120, ComEd spokesperson Tom Dominguez said. That’s an increase of about 12%.
Expansion could save Siemens for Buffalo Grove
A global tech giant is on its way to solidifying its commitment to Buffalo Grove. Siemens has been a longtime presence at the Covington Corporate Center. Now the company plans to add a 76,500-square-foot warehouse and distribution center to the company's existing office building at 1000 Deerfield Parkway. The addition, including 12 truck loading docks, would be built on the site of an adjacent Siemens office building at 990 Deerfield Parkway that was demolished in 2023.
Arlington Heights mayor promises public input on Bears project — after vote in Springfield
Some Arlington Heights residents this week demanded more transparency from village officials in the ongoing Bears stadium saga, but Mayor Jim Tinaglia promises that time will come soon enough. Tinaglia said the focus for months has been on Springfield, where legislators are considering megaproject legislation. He said the spotlight may soon return to Arlington Heights — for the launch of what would be a monthslong municipal review and approvals process — if the legislation is approved by the end of the General Assembly’s spring session May 31.
Developers acquire former Solo Cup site in Highland Park for townhouse development
Developers have acquired the former Solo Cup Company factory in Lake County for an anticipated summer groundbreaking of The Bowery of Highland Park, a 227-townhouse community. A joint venture of Chicago-based Habitat and M/I Homes of Chicago this week announced the acquisition of the 28-acre site at 1700 Old Deerfield Road as a key step in the proposed redevelopment of the property.
Drinks to go? Arlington Heights could allow patrons to sip and stroll this summer
Patrons can already dine alfresco over the summer months on the streets and sidewalks of downtown Arlington Heights, and they soon may be able to take their drinks to go, too. Village officials could launch a pilot program in the coming months for a so-called “social district,” which would allow people to consume alcoholic beverages from participating and licensed establishments within the boundaries of the Arlington Alfresco outdoor dining zone. That would allow them to stroll up and down Vail Avenue and Campbell Street with a cocktail — so long as they don’t leave the designated Alfresco area with a roadie in hand.
‘Bittersweet’: Carol Stream approves townhouse complex at former Hahn Farm
Developers have received permission from Carol Stream to build a 32-unit townhouse development on a former farm on the village’s north side. Carol Stream trustees voted unanimously on Monday to approve a plan from Kailasha Developers to redevelop the former Hahn Farm property at 575 W. Lies Road. The plan calls for seven buildings on the roughly 3.2-acre site in a townhouse complex dubbed The Enclave of Carol Stream. Two of the buildings would have three units, four would have five units, and one would have six units. Each three-story unit is expected to be approximately 2,100 square feet.
After five years in Elgin, Tatsu Ramen House adds second location in Crystal Lake
Five years after opening his first restaurant in Elgin, a chef who immigrated to the suburbs from Mongolia will open another Tatsu Ramen House location, this time in Crystal Lake. The eatery at 230 W. Virginia St., located in a strip mall anchored by Savers and La Rosita Fresh Market, held a soft opening on Friday.
How Rolling Meadows hopes to breathe new life into parts of Algonquin Road corridor
Rolling Meadows officials hope two new tax increment financing districts will help revive portions of the Algonquin Road commercial corridor that’s been subject to more and more retail and office vacancies. The larger of the two TIFs recently approved by the city council covers a 59-acre area near the prominent Interstate 90/Route 53 interchange, and includes a long-standing gold office building and shuttered 1960s-era Holiday Inn and attached 1970s-era Holidome. The other TIF is further east: a 27-acre area roughly bounded by Algonquin Road, Carriage Way Drive, South Old Wilke Road and Salt Creek.