CHICAGO, IL-The commercial finance company's earnings were $2.69 per share for 2000, up 21%. Meanwhile, non-performing assets represented just 1.9% of the company's entire leanding portfolio.

CHICAGO-A $12-million single-room-occupancy apartment building with commercial space on the first of eight floors would be built at Wabash Avenue and Harrison Street. The city must still acquire the third of three parcels.

DES PLAINES, IL-An additional 12,500 sf allows WH Smith to remain at 2311 Mount Prospect Rd. here, in a building developed by First Industrial Realty Trust. Work was done by Chicago-based Keeley Construction, Inc.

WAUKEGAN, IL-If Martin Tuohy can get equity financing, his University Station project could bring an educational, entertainment, office and condominium complex as well as redeveloping the struggling mall.

CHICAGO-New, dazzling renditions of the $252-million project could jumpstart plans for the development of the block bounded by State, Washington, Dearborn and Randolph Streets, just east of the Richard J. Daley Center.

SCHAUMBURG, IL-The company, which hosts conferences via audio, video and the Worldwide Web for Fortune 500 companies, will move into the building in Three Lakes Business Park in late spring.

CHICAGO-Multifamily sales prices producing capitalization rates below the cost of mortgage money could happen here, one expert tells the Real Estate Investment Association/Society for Industrial and Office Realtors' Summit 2001.

CHICAGO-The Milwaukee-based company operates theaters in Addison, Elgin, Gurnee, Chicago Heights and Orland Park as well as Baymont Inns & Suites in Alsip, Elgin, Glenview, Gurnee, Hoffman Estates, Matteson, Tinley Park and Willowbrook.