Chicago

Ceres Acquisitions, a subsidiary of Michael Palumbo-led MJP Capital has recently acquired 435 N. LaSalle in Chicago’s River North neighborhood

The Dow Hotel Co. has completed an $8.6 million renovation of the Hilton Orrington/Evanston in Cook County, Ill.

Hilton Worldwide has recently announced that Chicago’s new LondonHouse hotel will join Curio – A Collection by Hilton, a global brand of distinctive four and five-star luxury hotels launched in June 2014.

Los Angeles-based Viceroy Hotel Group has confirmed plans for a boutique hotel in Chicago’s upscale Gold Coast neighborhood.

Chicago-based digital agency One North Interactive is moving its headquarters from 1 N. Dearborn to 222 N. LaSalle.

Baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition is leaving Glenview, Ill. behind and relocating its corporate headquarters to River Point, a new high-rise currently under construction in Chicago’s West Loop.

Prudential Real Estate Investors, a subsidiary of Newark, NJ-based Prudential Financial, Inc., has acquired a 49-story office property at 55 E. Monroe in Chicago.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, together with city officials and the Chicago Park District has announced that 77 playgrounds will be built or refurbished in parks across the city in 2015 through the City’s Chicago Plays! program.

Inland Real Estate Corp. recently announced plans to redevelop the Joliet Commons power shopping center in Joliet, Ill., and add both a DICK’s Sporting Goods store and a DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse store at the location.