The Chicago skyline is reflected in the water of the thawed snow as a cyclist passes by at North Avenue Beach on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Chicago. It shouldn’t be long before Chicago unveils its request for proposals to build a casino resort in the nation’s third-largest metropolitan area. It was in early March that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that ...

The city recently received three collection and processing bids for its Blue Cart program. Waste Management stuck to its current zones, while Lakeshore Recycling Systems is making a citywide play. Chicago is poised to award one or more new contracts for the biweekly collection and processing of recyclables in its residential Blue Cart program for the first time in many ...

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Complicated in the best of times, hotel sourcing is particularly tricky right now. Derek Sharp, SVP and COO for CWT’s RoomIt, makes the case for ongoing program maintenance and closer relationships with key providers. It’s the end of 2020 and that means more than just a nip in the air and aspirations for a happier and healthier new year. Within ...

Details provided by 11 respondents will offer critical feedback on key issues for anticipated casino RFP Chicago – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot released a detailed summary of the 11 responses to the City of Chicago’s Request for Information for the Chicago casino providing an inside look at the City’s first step in the planning process to develop and operate a world-class casino. ...

The board in control of the downtown Technology Park wants answers as to why multiple inquiries during a request for proposals process resulted in no applications to develop the land.  In a joint meeting with the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance board Tuesday, the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission board heard an update on the long-held property from FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth. Six developers, ...

Downtown Chicago as night approaches Chicago Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund named four finalists in its search for an active international small-cap equity manager to run between $40 million and $50 million. The $3.4 billion pension fund’s board will interview Acadian Asset Management, Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Strategic Global Advisors and William Blair & Co. at its Dec. 17 meeting, said Steve Yoon, investment ...

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) in the US has unveiled plans to establish Covid-19 testing sites at O’Hare and Midway International Airports. An aerial view of Chicago Midway International Airport.  The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) in the US has unveiled plans to establish Covid-19 testing sites at O’Hare and Midway International Airports. The department has issued a request ...

Chicago Public School Teachers’ Pension & Retirement Fund will soon search for an investment consultant. The $11.2 billion pension fund will issue an RFP due to the state statutory requirement that the services must be put up for bid every five years, said Angela Miller-May, chief investment officer. The pension fund’s board approved the search at its Nov. 19 meeting, Ms. ...

Breaking news …  UPDATE: The Copernicus Foundation has “filed suit against the City of Chicago preliminarily enjoining the city from further consideration of any applications for the Fire Station until such time as a Request for Proposal or another disposition procedure is implemented affording all applicants a fair opportunity to compete for the purchase of the Fire Station in conformance ...

Mayor’s signature initiative has laid the foundation for equitable, long-term economic development in 10 South and West Side communities and catalyzed nearly $400 million of committed investment Mayor’s Press Office    312.744.3334 Download this Press Release CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined Department of Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox along with local and community leaders and private sector and ...

Cook County Annuity & Benefit Fund and the Cook County Forest Preserve District Employees’ Annuity & Benefit Fund, both based in Chicago, rehired Callan as investment consultant. The board of the pension funds, which have a combined $11.3 billion in assets, voted at its Sept. 3 meeting to rehire Callan following an RFP process, recently released meeting minutes show. The board issued an RFP in ...

Cook County Annuity & Benefit Fund and the Cook County Forest Preserve District Employees’ Annuity & Benefit Fund, both of Chicago, are searching for a custodian. The board of the pension funds, which have combined assets of $11.3 billion, is searching for a firm to provide global custody and other ancillary services, according to an RFP posted on the pension funds’ ...

The City of Chicago and its partners at C40 Cities have selected five local development teams as finalists to purchase and redevelop City-owned land at Van Buren Street and Plymouth Court in the Loop, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced today. The five groups, selected in response to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued earlier this year in conjunction with the international C40 ...

Chicago, IL, Leveraging Virtual OneStop will help the college in creating an improved student experience while reducing service delivery costs. Through this engagement, BlackBeltHelp will provide 24×7 service for students’ requests originating around admissions, records, registration, financial aid and accounts receivables via phone, chat, and email. Their partner institutions have seen how the right OneStop model drives increased retention, completion, ...

New contract will support City’s commitment to ensure all City-owned buildings and operations are powered by 100% renewable energy by 2025 Mayor’s Press Office    312.744.3334 Download this Press Release CHICAGO— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS), today announced a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a renewable energy supply contract ...

The Auburn Gresham site. The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) issued RFPs for the redevelopment of three key, underutilized properties in the South Side’s Auburn Gresham and Englewood neighborhoods and Austin on the West Side. They’re first to be issued through Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West initiative, which seeks to leverage $750 million in public funding over ...

THE LARAMIE STATE BANK BUILDING IN CHICAGO’S AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has issued requests for proposals (RFPs), seeking the redevelopment of underutilized sites in Auburn Gresham, Austin and Englewood. The locations will be the inaugural sites for Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West program. The goal of INVEST South/West is to create pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use projects that address ...

The city of Chicago has issued the first three Request for Proposals (RFPs) of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West initiative. The sites at the center of the RFPs are in the Auburn Gresham, Austin, and Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago. The city is looking for developer teams to propose pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use projects. “These sites offer flagship opportunities to help revitalize their respective ...

Requests for Proposals (RFPs) issued today by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) are seeking the redevelopment of three key, underutilized properties in Auburn Gresham, Austin and Englewood. The first to be issued through Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West initiative, the RFPs’ collective goal is to create pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use projects that address local development needs while fostering ...

USA. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has issued new concession opportunities at Chicago O’Hare and Midway International airports via The Moodie Davitt Report. At Chicago O’Hare the Department of Aviation invites proposals for three concession packages: one for a mobile electronic self-ordering and delivery service; another for automated self-checkout micro marts in addition to a contract for automated retail, services and ...

The city of Crestwood has issued a request for proposals to find a new developer for the former Crestwood mall site, which is currently owned by Chicago-based UrbanStreet Group. “The City is committed to encouraging redevelopment of the Mall site,” said Mayor Grant Mabie in a news release. “We are going to do everything we can to attract a successful ...

Chicago Public School Teachers’ Pension & Retirement Fund is searching for a private equity manager to run up to $20 million in a deep value/special situations commingled fund, said Angela Miller-May, chief investment officer, in an email. The $9.7 billion pension fund issued an RFP as part of its private equity pacing plan for 2020. The pension fund’s board in January ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — In the latest effort to track and trace COVID-19 cases in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans for the city putting out a $56 million RFP (request for proposals) to enhance tracing efforts. The money will come from the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health. The goal is to certify a dedicated staff committed to contact ...

Three high-level testing companies have submitted bids to Boston Public Schools to be the next Exam School Test provider – potentially administering their first test for entrance into the City’s three elite 7-12 schools this fall. Supt. Brenda Cassellius said they are happy with the bids and believe it will result in a much fairer test that opens up exam ...