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BisNow: The Chicago Deal Sheet

The Chicago Stars, the city's National Women’s Soccer League club, released plans for a new team performance center and operations hub set to open in suburban Bannockburn in 2027.  The performance center will feature two full-size soccer pitches and a goalkeeper-specific pitch. The 45K SF adaptive reuse building will …

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NewMark Merrill Acquires Chicago-Area Shopping Center

NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located on 16 acres on the corner of South Martin Luther King Drive and East 35th Street in Chicago, from Draper and Kramer. The center is anchored by Jewel-Osco, LA Fitness, Foot Locker, CVS …

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Newmark Merrill Companies Acquires 179,106 SF Lake Meadows Shopping Center in Chicago & Refinances Its Winston Plaza Center in Melrose Park, IL for $36 Million

Company currently owns and/or operates eight retail centers in Chicago area totaling 1.6 million square feet NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., a Calabasas, California-based retail shopping center owner and development company, is pleased to announce it has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot grocery anchored retail center located on 16 acres on the corner of South Martin Luther King …

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NewMark Merrill Companies acquires 179,106 SF Lake Meadows Shopping Center in Chicago & Refinances its Winston Plaza Center in Melrose Park, IL for $36M

Company currently owns and/or operates eight retail centers in Chicago area totaling 1.6M square feet  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calabasas, CA (January 5, 2026) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., a Calabasas, California-based retail shopping center owner and development company, is pleased to announce it has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot grocery anchored retail center located on 16 acres on the corner of South Martin Luther …

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Collection at Janss Hanukkah

In the Face of Darkness, Conejo Valley Chabad Chooses Light

Longtime Chanukah celebration took on renewed meaning as residents honored tradition, community and resilience after recent violence. A quarter-century-old event brought the community together to celebrate Jewish heritage and Hanukkah in Thousand Oaks last week just days after a mass shooting at a similar celebration half way across …

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