An 'NFL Draft' for Chicago-area homes

About this episode

Dennis Rodkin discusses the latest developments in Chicago-area housing and real estate.

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to discuss the latest local housing news, including Elk Grove Village’s first new subdivision in the 21st century selling to locals first and the plan to phase out county tax-lien sales in Illinois. Plus: Susana Mendoza launches bid for Chicago mayor, Chicago-area data center tied to CoreWeave raises $900 million in junk-bond sale, developer sells pair of warehouses on former Allstate HQ campus and World Business Chicago names six finalists in competition for city’s next big idea.

People in this episode

Host: Amy Guth

Guest: Dennis Rodkin

Topics covered

• real estate
• local news
• housing market
• Chicago mayoral bid
• tax-lien sales
• data centers
• subdivisions

Keywords

• real estate
• Chicago
• housing news
• subdivision
• tax-lien sales
• mayor
• data center
• CoreWeave

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elk Grove Village, CoreWeave, World Business Chicago

Places: Chicago, Illinois

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