Tuesday

• Medical Office Building Special Interest Group
  • What: Networking meeting for managers of medical-office buildings and facilities. Presentation by Patrick Stanton, Dykema attorney, on "Tenant Defaults and Bankruptcies: They Happen in MOBs, Too."
  • Who: Building Owners and Managers Assn. of Suburban Chicago
  • Where: Riverway, 6133 N. River Road, Rosemont
  • When: Oct. 27, 7:30 a.m.
  • Cost: Free for members, $25 nonmembers
  • Web site: Event registration
• Third-quarter results, conference call
  • Who: Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
  • When: Results released after close of the NYSE on Oct. 27; conference call 8 a.m. Oct. 28
  • Web site: Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Wednesday

• 8th Annual Real Estate Gala
  • What: Penny Pritzker, a leader in the real estate industry and an adviser to President Barack Obama, will give a keynote address on "Recession, Recovery and Real Estate: A National Perspective."
  • Who: Roosevelt University's Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate
  • Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago
  • When: Oct. 28, 5 p.m.
  • Cost: $500
  • Contact: Latasha McKinney, 312-281-3269
  • Web site: Event registration
• Sales of Single-Family Homes
  • What: Release on U.S. sales of new single-family homes for September.
  • Who: U.S. Census Bureau
  • When: Oct. 28, 9 a.m.
  • Web site: www.economicindicators.gov
• CREW Luncheon
  • What: Topic: "The Lessons of Recession," with Carl R. Tannenbaum, vice president and director of the Risk Specialist Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
  • Who: Commercial Real Estate Executive Women of Chicago
  • Where: East Bank Club, 500 N. Kingsbury, Chicago
  • When: Oct. 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $50 members; $75 guests
  • Contact: 312-263-1901 or info@crewchicago.org
  • Web site: Event registration
• Incentives for Sustainable Commercial Building
  • What: A discussion of financial opportunities available for commercial development with the additional benefit of helping the environment.
  • Who: U.S. Green Building Council, Chicago chapter
  • Where: Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Training Center, 1256 Estes, Elk Grove Village
  • When: Oct. 28, 6-8 p.m.
  • Cost: $10 members, $20 nonmembers
  • Contact: Katie Kaluzny, 312-245-8300, Ext. 3
  • Web site: Event registration
• Property Assistants Lunch
  • What: Bimonthly networking luncheon and program for property assistants from member buildings.
  • Who: Building Owners and Managers Assn. of Suburban Chicago
  • Where: BOMA/Suburban Chicago, 1515 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 110, Schaumburg
  • When: Oct. 28, noon
  • Cost: $10
  • Contact: 847-995-0970
  • Web site: Event information

Thursday

• Third-quarter earnings release, conference call
  • Who: Ventas Inc.
  • When: Earnings released before NYSE trading opens Oct. 29; conference call 8 a.m. that day
  • Web site: Ventas Inc.
• Chicago Real Estate 5K Fun Run/Walk
  • What: Benefitting the Play for Life organization.
  • Who: Emerging Leaders of BOMA, IFMA, CoreNet, YOBA
  • Where: Duffy's Bar, 420 W. Diversey, Chicago
  • When: Oct. 29, 6-10 p.m.
  • Cost: $50
  • Contact: cglatz@managementservices.org or 815-806-4908

Friday

• State of the Chicago Hotel Market and Its Reflection of Economic Conditions
  • What: Panelists will address the current state of the Chicago hotel market.
  • Who: Urban Land Institute Chicago
  • Where: theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, Wilde Room, 201 N. State St., Chicago
  • When: Oct. 30, 7:45-9:15 a.m.
  • Cost: $50 members, $65 nonmembers, $10 students
  • Web site: Event registration
• Designight
  • What: AIA Chicago’s 54th annual Design Excellence Awards program. More than 800 architects, designers, contractors and their clients will convene to celebrate and recognize design achievements.
  • Who: American Institute of Architects, Chicago chapter
  • Where: Navy Pier, Grand Ballroom, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago
  • When: Oct. 30, 5:30-10:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $200 and up
  • Contact: Megan Bell, 312-670-7770
• Green Building: The Nuts & Bolts for Contractors
  • What: To educate the construction community about green building procedures and strategies. Workshop will give you the background, tools and knowledge to help your team achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
  • Who: U.S. Green Building Council, Chicago chapter
  • Where: Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Wieboldt Hall, Room 408, Chicago
  • When: Oct. 30, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $250 members, $325 nonmembers
  • Contact: Katie Kaluzny, 312-245-8300, Ext. 3
  • Web site: Event registration