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 Oct 8, 2026

#### [Six Chicago Malls Are at Risk, and Somebody Has to Build What Comes Next](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/six-chicago-malls-are-at-risk-and-somebody-has-to-build-what-comes-next)

*Green Street Advisors flagged six Chicago-area malls as at risk in April.  Since then, Ford City Mall has gone dark, and the plan to replace it is a warehouse campus*

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 Sep 2, 2026

#### [The Fox Valley Development Story](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/the-fox-valley-development-story)

*What's Actually Being Built in Geneva, St. Charles, and Batavia in 2026*

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 Aug 26, 2026

#### [The Building Systems That Fail First in Chicago Multifamily](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/the-building-systems-that-fail-first-in-chicago-multifamily)

*A Property Manager's Guide to Predictive Capital Planning*

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 Aug 19, 2026

#### [From Solo Cup to Northbrook Court](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/from-solo-cup-to-northbrook-court)

*The North Shore Redevelopment Cycle Reshaping Highland Park, Deerfield, and Northbrook in 2026*

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 Jul 30, 2026

#### [Fulton Market Enters Its Next Phase](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/fulton-market-enters-its-next-phase)

*What's Being Built in 2026 as the Neighborhood Matures Into It's Second Decade*

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 Jul 14, 2026

#### [Inside the Western Suburbs Development Boom: What's Being Built Across Chicago's Western Suburbs in 2026](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/inside-the-western-suburbs-development-boom-whats-being-built-across-chicagos-western-suburbs-in-2026)

*From Naperville to Geneva, Multifamily, Mixed-Use, and Restaurant Projects Are Reshaping the Suburban Landscape*

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 Jun 17, 2026

#### [The Pre-Lease Site Walk Every Chicago Restaurant and Retail Tenant Should Do.](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/the-pre-lease-site-walk-every-chicago-restaurant-and-retail-tenant-should-do)

*The Single Most Useful Move Available Before you Sign the Lease*

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 May 26, 2026

#### [Inside the North Shore Development Boom](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/inside-the-north-shore-development-boom)

*What's Being Built Across-Chicago's Northern Suburbs in 2026*

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 May 25, 2026

#### [Chicago's Energy Benchmarking and Decarbonization Push](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/chicagos-energy-benchmarking-and-decarbonization-push)

*What Multifamily and Commercial Owners Need to Know*

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 May 11, 2026

#### [Tenant Improvement Trends Reshaping Chicago Office Build-outs in 2026](https://blog.eticonstruction.net/eti-blog/tenant-improvement-trends-reshaping-chicago-office-build-outs-in-2026)

*How Hybrid Work Has Redefined What TI Dollars Buy*

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