F&F Realty Partners News

F&F Realty partners, LLC is making news all the time with our leading standing among Chicago real estate management teams and award-winning portfolio of Chicago, IL properties. See what’s happening now and events coming up in the world of Chicago, Illinois residential and commercial real estate. Be sure to check back soon to get all the latest.

Press Releases and News Articles

One South Halsted

• March 7, 2016 -  Chicago Architecture "Drill Baby Drill"
• 2016 -  Fitzgerald Associates "1 South Halsted Development"

Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center

• March 15, 2011 -  Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare "Goes Green"
• December 17, 2010 -  Travelocity Awards Additional Star to Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, Now A Four-Star Rated Property
• June 25, 2010 -  Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Adds Three New Food and Beverage Offerings; New Business Center, Boardrooms, Boardroom Express Also Open
• June 23, 2010 -  Four Winds digital signage interface delivers seamless updates of on-property marketing messaging for increased efficiency options.

• June 16, 2010 -   TTI Business Center is Booming at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare.
  

• March 18, 2010 -

  Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare has renovated its O'Hare International Ballroom. The enlarged, flexible space is ideal for corporate events, trade shows and receptions.

• January 19, 2010 -

  Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Is Chicagoland's Premier Meeting Place

• November 19, 2009 -

  Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Completes Guest Room, Suite Renovation; Newest Rooms Near Airport Emphasize Design, Function, Sustainability
   

  
  Chicago Fire Oven
  

• September 9, 2010 -  Early restaurant work made Chef Michael Grove what he is today

• July 27, 2010 -  Chicago Fire Oven opens at Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare

  
  
  
   

Concord Place Retirement Community

• July 12, 2010 -

  Chicago's Very Own: Lillian Krockenberger at Concord Place   Watch WGN Report

• February 2, 2010 -

  Lillian Krockenberger's 105th Birthday at Concord Place   Watch CNN Report

Glen Prairie Local Flavor Fine Food & Drink

• May, 1, 2009 -

  Chicago Magazine "Best New Restaurants of 2009"

• July 1, 2009 -

  View our NBC Chicago July 2009 Article - "Keeping it Fresh"
• March 10, 2011   View video of our Chef Danny Ovanin on WGN-TV

Awards

Crowne Plaza Chicago North Shore

• 2005 & 2007 Quality Excellence Awards
• 2003, 2004 & 2006 Torchbearer Award (for top Crowne Plaza hotel in the system)

Karma Restaurant

• 2004 Voted Best New Restaurant by Chicago Magazine
• 2003 Fusion Restaurant of The Year
• Highest Decor rating in Zagat for 4 years running

Crowne Plaza Glen Ellyn-Lombard

• Architectural Review Commission Trophy Award - Oct. 7, 2009
• The "2009 Green Initiative Award" awarded by the DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau recognizing the Crowne Plaza Glen Ellyn's sustainable practices. The bureau recognized the hotel's environmental commitment, including sustainable programs like guest recycling, insulated low-E glass windows and energy-reducing boilers. The hotel's linen reuse program, use of regional vendors, hybrid transportation, CFL light bulbs and more, make it an environmentally conscious property. The committee also acknowledged the hotel's adjacent restaurant, Glen Prairie local Flavor Find Food & Drink, serving locally-sourced, seasonable fare from local farmer's markets. Daniel Ovanin, executive chef of Glen Prairie, makes three visits weekly to local farmer's markets to source the freshest ingredients for the restaurant. The restaurant also promotes sustainability and "green" living by using recycled paper for its menus and employing only 100% compostable and biodegradable materials for its take-out supplies.
• The "2009 Traveling Trophy Award" awarded by the Glen Ellyn Architectural Review Commission. The Traveling Trophy Award is presented each year to a project that promotes a coherent and unique community identity. The award acknowledges excellence in architecture that achieves the aesthetic objectives of the Village of Glen Ellyn and is intended to recognize and congratulate the extra effort all have given to provide the Village with an outstanding asset.
• The "Crowne Plaza 2009 Renovation of the Year Award" awarded by InterContinental Hotels Group, recognizing the hotel's successful major modernization and renovation during the past year.

Crowne Plaza Silversmith

• 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 Torchbearer (for top Crowne Plaza hotel in the system)
• 2000 Priority Club Members Choice Award (for best overall hotel in North America)
• 2001 Executive Housekeeper of the Year

Karma Restaurant

• 2004 Voted Best New Restaurant by Chicago Magazine
• 2003 Fusion Restaurant of The Year
• Highest Decor rating in Zagat for 4 years running

Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro

• The "Crowne Plaza 2006 Renovation of the Year Award" awarded by InterContinental Hotels Group, recognizing the hotel's successful major modernization and renovation during the past year.