Building permit issued yesterday to add 4 floors onto the 2 story commercial building at 2353 S Wentworth in Chinatown for a new hotel. This was written about in May 2018 - plans back then called for 168 rooms. I assume plans are still about the same
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/arti...168-room-hotel
And speaking of Chinatown, looks like the first restaurant in the new retail "mall" at 2300 S Archer got a permit to build out. This one is for "BBQ House" linked to Naperville.