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Plainfield's charming downtown hasn't suffered despite the village's booming growth, which recently hit a new plateau with 37,000 people.

Fast-growing Plainfield retains quaint charm

June 18, 2018 at 11:06 p.m.

Plainfield may be grappling with the housing recession like many other once-fast growing suburbs, but its charming downtown, convenient location, reasonable prices and ample amenities are still attracting home buyers....

Fast-growing Plainfield retains quaint charm

May 23, 2019 at 9:21 a.m.

Plainfield may be grappling with the housing recession like many other once-fast growing suburbs, but its charming downtown, convenient location, reasonable prices and ample amenities are still attracting home buyers....

Kennedy Homes sues bank

August 21, 2021 at 11:30 p.m.

Financially troubled builder Kennedy Homes sued the parent company of Harris Bank on Tuesday, accusing Harris of making accounting errors that constituted fraud and pushed the South Barrington-based company into...

Kaplan studies Dearborn Street move

January 30, 2019 at 6:28 a.m.

New York-based educational firm Kaplan Inc. is in final negotiations to lease about 150,000 square feet at One North Dearborn St., industry sources said. The company, which trains a wide...

Chicago expected to fare well in a downturn

January 30, 2019 at 6:29 a.m.

Chicago might not be a 24-hour city, but its strengths will help it withstand the punches that commercial real estate markets nationwide are expected to suffer in the coming year,...

Citicorp Plaza office complex placed on sales block

January 30, 2019 at 6:31 a.m.

Citicorp Plaza, a three-building complex near O'Hare International Airport, was put on the market Monday by its owner, New York-based Apollo Real Estate Advisors LP, industry sources said. The 600,000-square-foot...

Empty office building symbolizes weak suburban market

January 30, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

In a chilling sign for the suburban office market, all of Two Overlook Point in Lincolnshire is empty and being marketed for sublease, said brokers who have toured it. The...

Jones Lang acquires N. Carolina firm

January 30, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., boosting its burgeoning business in North Carolina, has acquired Corporate Realty Advisors for an undisclosed price, the Chicago-based firm announced Tuesday. Corporate Realty, based in Charlotte...

Redefining price of luxury living

June 17, 2018 at 9:43 p.m.

The Chicago Spire developer has distinguished the tower he is building by its height, 2,000 feet, and by the cost, at least $1.5 billion to complete what will be the...

Gauges of value promote trading

January 30, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

Real estate has gained respect as an asset class in recent years as its business has grown and become more transparent. Publicly traded shares of real estate investment trusts have...

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