Real Estate
-
No update on vacant Rolling Meadows Dominick's siteMar 18, 2015 5:30 am - No news is bad news for Rolling Meadows as officials keep waiting for development at the long-vacant Dominick's property on Kirchoff Road. Representatives from Clark Str...
-
Strip club owner says she can class up BlackjacksMar 18, 2015 5:30 am - The same group that tried to buy Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club in 2013 is back for a second pitch before Kane County officials. Debra Diaz came before the Kane County Boar...
-
Wheeling Arbor Court apartments wants incentive for $1.1 million projectMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Maintenance or a major facelift? Wheeling Trustee Bill Hein says a nearly $1.1 million project at Arbor Court apartments falls into the second category. Hein supports th...
-
Bush served on board of Florida timber firm facing lawsuitsMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of last year. Less noticed: One of the co...
-
Des Plaines zoning change could allow $1 billion developmentMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Zoning changes that could allow a $1 billion development of offices, hotels, residential towers and retail spaces that some say could rival neighboring Rosemont have bee...
-
Macerich rebuffs $16B hostile bid from Woodfield owner Simon PropertyMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Mall operator Macerich has rejected a $16 billion hostile bid from competitor Simon Property Group and adopted a "poison pill" defense to def...
-
Willis Tower gets a buyer, not a name changeMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Willis Tower, formerly named the Sears Tower and still called that by many, is getting acquired, reportedly for $1.3 billion. The name is not expected to change agai...
-
Buffett's childhood home offered for his annual meetingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Some fortunate Berkshire Hathaway investors at this year's annual meeting will get the chance to sleep in the same bedroom Warren Buffett did as a boy...
-
US home construction plunges 17 percent in FebruaryMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction of new homes plummeted in February, as fierce winter weather froze housing starts in the Northeast and Midwest. The Commerce Department sa...
-
Insiders reap rewards of Chris Christie's Camden tax breaksMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Under Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey has provided more than $2 billion in state tax breaks since 2014, often to corporations with political connecti...