Is the Magnificent Mile on the road to a recovery?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 15: People walk along the Magnificent Mile shopping district on March 15, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Retail sales slipped 0.4 percent in February after being up more than 3 percent in January. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

by: Pete Zimmerman

Posted: Oct 27, 2023 / 03:26 PM CDT

Updated: Nov 1, 2023 / 04:36 PM CDT

John Vance, Principal at Stone Real Estate Corp., joins John Williams to talk about retail stores opening on Oak Street in the Gold Coast and how that success might help fill vacancies on North Michigan Avenue.

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