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An artist's rendering from Cresco Labs depicts the way the interior of their stores will look.

Mag Mile high: Cannabis companies are scouting Michigan Avenue for pot shops

September 10, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

Cannabis companies are eyeing sites on some of the priciest retail streets in Chicago, including the Magnificent Mile, as they get ready to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois. Dispensaries have...

A state-hired consultant says Illinois' proposed tax structure for a Chicago casino is "very onerous" and could fail to attract an investor. Shown are video gambling machines on the Majestic Star Casino boat on July 30, 2019, in nearby Gary, which was not part of the study.

Proposed Chicago casino unattractive to investors because of ‘onerous’ taxes; South and West side sites wouldn’t draw tourists, says a state-hired consultant

August 13, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.

Prospects for a Chicago casino took a hit Tuesday after a study found that the state-approved proposal would not be viable because of "very onerous" taxes and that five South...

An aerial view taken April 1, 2017, shows the former U.S. Steel parcel, known as South Works. The 440-acre site is the only privately owned site among the five included in the economic feasibility study.

The consultant didn’t like any of 5 proposed Chicago casino sites. Here’s what we know about them.

August 13, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

Which of five casino sites floated by Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers the best chance to reap a promised economic windfall? A state-hired consultant says the proposed tax structure for a...

Treasure Island redevelopment plan encounters pushback from Lakeview neighbors

August 13, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

Ten months after the Treasure Island grocery chain abruptly shut down, a battle is heating up over plans to replace the Lakeview store with a glassy, 246-unit apartment building. Opponents...

Traders work on the floor of the Cboe Global Markets, Feb. 6, 2018, in Chicago.

Cboe puts HQ up for sale as it nears deal to move to Old Post Office

September 17, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Cboe Global Markets plans to sell its Loop headquarters, as the options exchange company nears a deal to move to the Old Post Office redevelopment nearby. Chicago-based Cboe is putting...

Daniel Morales plays with daughters Saskia, 4, left, and Calista, 6, as they come home from school on July 25, 2019. They live in a condo in Belden by the Park next to the Francis W. Parker School campus in Lincoln Park.

‘It’s not neighborly.’ Elite Lincoln Park school buying condos, leaving neighbors wary of land grab

August 1, 2019 at 8:28 a.m.

A prestigious private school near the Lincoln Park Zoo is buying condominiums in century-old buildings alongside its campus, worrying wealthy neighbors that they'll be pushed out by an expansion. Unlike...

Common performs during the Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Book Festival, at U.S. Cellular Field, in Chicago, on Sept. 24, 2016.

Rapper Common, developers planning massive movie studio campus as part of South Works redevelopment

July 26, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Chicago rapper Common and a group of real estate developers are drawing up plans to convert the massive former U.S. Steel plant on the city's south lakefront into a massive...

The Best Buy store at 875 N. Michigan Ave., in the former John Hancock Center on July 22, 2019 is slated to close in November.

Best Buy closing store in former John Hancock Center, creating another Mag Mile vacancy

July 22, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Best Buy plans to close its flagship store in the former John Hancock Center, adding another big block of available space on Chicago's North Michigan Avenue. The electronics chain will...

Lightfoot names five sites, all on South and West sides, as possible casino locations

July 18, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is floating five sites, all on the city's South and West sides, as possible locations for a Chicago casino, her office said Wednesday. A state-hired consultant will...

Rap star Drake’s streetwear brand to open Gold Coast store

July 18, 2019 at 9:54 a.m.

A streetwear brand owned by rap star Drake is set to open a store in Chicago's No. 9 Walton, adding more star power to a luxury tower with some well-known...

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