In case you haven’t heard, there are a number of Chicago-area retail projects that are not just thriving, but besting their expectations.

So, when the Daily Herald Business Ledger was looking for contributors for its recent commercial real estate edition, we offered Rob Bond, president of Taylor Johnsonclient Bond Companies, for a byline outlining ways developers are succeeding with shopping centers. Case in point: Bond’s Kildeer Village Square was 100 percent leased when it opened last year. To find out how Bond captures retail development lightning in a bottle, especially in the Amazon era, read the full article. And stay tuned for more insights from TJ clients in this special Daily Herald Business Ledger issue.

Kildeer Village Square in Kildeer, Ill., developed by Bond Companies, was fully leased when construction was completed in spring 2017.