Chicagoland has finally landed a House of Sport. It will be situated about 20 miles southwest of downtown Chicago at Rock Run Collection, a 310-acre mixed-use center owned and operated by East Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties. Located at the intersection of Interstates 80 and 55 in Joliet, Rock Run will feature 500,000 square feet of retail, 200,000 square feet of entertainment, 150,000 square feet of office space, and 570 multifamily units when fully constructed Its entertainment anchor will be the Hollywood Casino Joliet.

A 1.5% increase in sales in the trade segment was not enough to offset declines in the other major publishing categories in 2016. As a result, industry revenue was 5.1% lower in 2016 than in 2015, dropping to $26.24 billion, according to the final sales estimates released by the Association of American Publishers. Trade sales (including the religious segment) were $15.9 billion in 2016, making trade the largest publishing segment. Within the trade group, sales from religious presses increased 6.9% from the prior year, followed closely by the 6.7% gain in the children’s/young adult fiction category. The increase in sales in the religious segment was attributed by the AAP to the crossover successes of a number of inspirational titles. The gain in the children’s/YA fiction segment was due in part to the blockbuster hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, which sold more than four million units. Click Read More below for more of the story.

Sun Chemical has launched SUNFOODSTM Natural Colorants, a product line available in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa that can match a wide array of industry standard and custom colors that can be applied to a variety of food and beverage products. This new line of natural colorants will be introduced under the “Inspired by nature” campaign to the food and nutrition marketplace at booth #1939 during Supply Side West in Las Vegas from October 31 to November 4. “Building on more than 40 years of experience cultivating natural food ingredients and natural color extraction, we’re excited to showcase our new SUNFOODS Natural Colorants product line at the premiere gathering of food and nutrition professionals worldwide,” said Sophia Jin, Business Manager Americas and EMEA, Food and Nutrition, Sun Chemical.