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The nonprofit incubator mHUB and battery manufacturer NanoGraf opened facilities in a part of town that’s evolving into an innovation center.
With vacancy rates rising and valuations falling hard, civic and business leaders are starting to talk about what can be done with office space few companies want anymore.
The agency promises to be “laser focused” over the next 18 months on its vacant single-family homes and smaller apartment buildings.
The Hoffman Estates property the that retailer’s headquarters occupied in 1992 is likely to get a drastic makeover as empty offices make way for cyberspace.
Overshadowed by national brands, the small local company sees more grocery distribution and other sales outlets, doing it all with a staff of four people.
The developer plans to begin building one of two towers at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, with a financing deal that sets aside 20% of the units for low-income renters.
University is taking its case to the Evanston City Council after a city panel rejected concerts as part of an $800 million stadium proposal.
Religious organizations own substantial properties that sit empty or little used. Why aren’t they being opened to shelter people arriving in Chicago?
In the first sale of a downtown building in more than a year, buyer Menashe aims to be ready as tenants move or expand their space.
The CTA’s $3.7 billion plan to extend rail service to 130th Street overlaps rail service already in place.
Coming into the job four years ago as an appointee of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Maurice Cox sometimes rankled developers by pushing for better architecture and community benefits.
City planning officials have agreed to work with IBT Group on redeveloping properties that are part of the Central Manufacturing District.
Robert Bruno’s book “What Work Is” draws on how his students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign characterized their jobs and how they affect daily life.
Monday, the company will post job openings for the facility at 1260 N. Kostner Ave., which is expected to open in September, focusing on items “that people want and need in a hurry.”
City officials have received two responses to their call for investment at the former Aldi property on West Madison Street, hoping to energize the commercial block.
The projects in West Englewood and Pilsen are designed for families, helping fill what experts call an unmet need.
For all the labor activism in other sectors, organizing at the tortilla manufacturer can be a tall order.
The pandemic shook the office business down to its rebar, and 2023 could be the worst year yet.
City Hall promised to build 250 single-family homes, but higher costs and permit delays are holding back progress.
A high-rise tower designed by the late Helmut Jahn is expected to welcome its first renters in 2024.
A family company for 99 years, the business is now employee owned. Former owners Ed and Ken Walchak hope the reorganization will reward employees and respect the legacy of what their family built.
A measure sent to the governor would let public agencies take action on vacant homes before they get lost in Cook County’s tax sale process.
The landmark’s owner is wrapping up renovations designed to improve the building’s connections to the public and make it a more attractive place to work.
It’s a work in progress, but the company’s service called Mo draws on financial information to answer questions quickly without some of the worst traits technology picks up from humans.
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