Experian marketing part of complex in wake of deal
(Crain’s) — Experian PLC continues to look for a taker for a 107,000-square-foot office building in Schaumburg, several months after unloading a larger building next door in a nearly $26-million sale/leaseback deal. Earlier this year, the credit reporting agency hired Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. ...
In brief: New Jones Lang exec | River North stores | New sub chain
Ann Sperling Jones Lang taps Trammell Crow vet for exec post Ann Sperling, 54, has joined Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as chief operating officer for the Americas region. Ms. Sperling replaces Bill Thummel, who has been in the position since 2005 and was named to a new post of chief operating officer ...
Expected Waldenbooks closings include local stores
(AP) — Five Chicago-area Waldenbooks, Borders Outlet and Borders Express stores are among about 200 that parent company Borders Group Inc. plans to close in January as it focuses on its more profitable superstores. The local stores on the company’s list of anticipated closings are the ...
Our most-viewed stories in the past week
(Crain’s) — News that 13 leases were announced at Block 37 was the most-viewed story in the past week at ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. The top five in the past week as of Friday morning: 13 leases announced at Block 37 Nick's Fishmarket closes in Loop B of A slams Block 37 developer ...
New loan, sales help Inland Western attack debt
(Crain’s) — After chipping away at a mountain of maturing debt, Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. has knocked off a big chunk of it, easing a cash crunch that looked life-threatening earlier this year. Inland Western says it has landed a $140-million loan from an unidentified ...
In brief: Escada | Warehouse closing | General Growth heiress
Court gives Escada more time to renegotiate Mag Mile lease Escada USA Inc., which last month filed a motion in Bankruptcy Court to reject its lease at 840 N. Michigan Ave., was given more time to strike a deal to keep the store open. A court hearing planned for Thursday on the matter was postponed ...
