QUICK POLLCHICAGO-Another mall giant may be joining the fray of buyers for bankrupt General Growth Properties.

LaSalle Invests $95M in Sofitel WashingtonLaSalle Hotel Properties, a Bethesda, MD-based hotel REIT, purchased the Sofitel Washington, DC Lafayette Square for $95 million. Gem Realty Capital Inc., a real estate investment company headquartered in Chicago, sold the 237-room property at 806 15th...

Saudis to host conference in ChicagoCommerce minister talks about the need for foreign investment Chicago Confidential: The Saudi commerce minister talked with us about the two-day Davos-style \"business opportunities forum\" it is hosting Chicago to entice U.S. investment, particularly in manufacturing.