🌱 Patch AM: How will an $800M deal reshape Oakbrook Center’s future?

Hi there, Oak Brook! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will an $800M deal reshape Oakbrook Center's future?
• Oak Brook's CenterPoint names a permanent CFO—what it means locally

Also on today's calendar: The First Official BBQ Authority Warehouse Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 55.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brookfield's GGP Lines Up $800M CMBS Refi Of 2.4M SF Suburban Chicago Mall (bisnow.com) — A major $800 million refinancing is in the works for Oakbrook Center, the Class-A mall in Oak Brook, potentially shaping future investment and stability at this key local shopping hub. The new CMBS loan will replace existing debt, cover penalties and costs, and return equity to owners, following years of strong sales growth and high occupancy at the center.
   

• CenterPoint appoints permanent finance chief; Stream adds Chicago office broker; JLL hire chases Atlanta apartment deals (costar.com) — Oak Brook-based CenterPoint Properties has made Ross Straseske its permanent chief financial officer, solidifying leadership at one of the area's major industrial real estate firms. The article also notes several other real estate executive moves in Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Virginia, Seattle, and beyond, underscoring continued churn and opportunity in the national property sector.
   

📸 Around Oak Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• The First Official BBQ Authority Warehouse Sale →
  2141 Internationale Pkwy, Suite 150, Woodridge, IL, 60517,
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• First Congregational Church of Downers Grove Garage Sale →
  1047 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
  8:00 am
• Christopher Biggar Book Signing: Fraud Aspect →
  Barbara's Bookstore, 120 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
  2:00 pm
• Eric Diamond And The Solitary Men →
  Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave, Western Springs
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction →
  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
  9:00 am
• Summer Send Off Artisan Market at More Brewing! →
  More Brewing Company, 126 S Villa Ave, Villa Park
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• 9/23: Remembering Route 66 with Leslie Goddard
  DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium, 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Greater Oak Brook Chamber Business Roundtable - Thursday, September 24, 2026 →
  Inland Real Estate Group, 2901 Butterfield Rd, Oak Brook
  9:30 am
• Greater Oak Brook Chamber Business Roundtable →
  9:30 am
Monday September 28
• "From Chair to Boss, Live!" Coming to Oak Brook! →
  Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook
  8:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
  Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• Hinsdale's Assistance League of Chicagoland West marks 30 years of helping (chicagotribune.com)
• Hinsdale Leader Accuses Local Conservative Of Politicizing 9/11 (patch.com)
• Honing Their Edge: Two smaller grocers hold their own (bluebookservices.com)

Westmont

• Buckeyes Open Season at Inaugural College Swimming League Match (ohiostatebuckeyes.com)

Elmhurst

• Elmhurst Pedestrian Bridge Coming, But Rubs Neighbors Wrong Way (patch.com)
• Elmhurst Man Points Gun At Others At Home: Cops (patch.com)

Ok Oak Brook! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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