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Chicago Bears: ‘There is Not a Viable Site in the City’ for New Stadium

Chicago Bears: ‘There is Not a Viable Site in the City’ for New Stadium

by Phil Hall | May 22, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Chicago Bears are refuting press reports that the team is reconsidering its decision to leave its hometown. In recent days, news stories were published that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been making a renewed push not to lose the team. WGN reported attorneys...
McDonald’s Signs Naming Rights Deal with New Chicago Soccer Stadium

McDonald’s Signs Naming Rights Deal with New Chicago Soccer Stadium

by Phil Hall | May 13, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and the Chicago Fire Football Club have signed a naming rights partnership that will see the Major League Soccer club’s new $750 million stadium named McDonald’s Park. This marks the first time McDonald’s has committed to a naming rights...
Walgreens Reveals Closing Chicago Store Suffered Million-Dollar Loss Amid High Theft Rates

Walgreens Reveals Closing Chicago Store Suffered Million-Dollar Loss Amid High Theft Rates

by Phil Hall | May 11, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Walgreens revealed the store it is closing on Chicago’s South Side lost more than $1 million last year due to high theft rates and declining prescription sales. Fox 32 Chicago reports executives from the pharmacy chain met with residents to explain their decision to...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8

by Phil Hall | May 8, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New listings on the rise, New York City’s mayor shoots his mouth off (twice), and the late Ted Turner’s property portfolio. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 4-8. Hit: A Wider Inventory. New listings totaled...
Chicago Mayor Renews Effort to Keep the Bears from Relocating

Chicago Mayor Renews Effort to Keep the Bears from Relocating

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is making a new effort to stop the Chicago Bears from moving out of his city by calling out a proposed property tax break that would enable to the team to build a new domed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. The Chicago Sun-Times...
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