Rosemont buys former Ram restaurant building for $2.5 million

Rosemont purchased this retail building at 9500-9520 W. Higgins Road for $2.5 million. Christopher Placek/cplacek@dailyherald.com

Rosemont has acquired a Higgins Road commercial building that once included the Ram Restaurant & Brewery in hopes of finding a new owner and filling the vacant space.

The village board this week agreed to pay $2.5 million for the single-story, 16,246-square-foot retail building at 9500-9520 W. Higgins Road, where Ram and a Starbucks location closed during the pandemic, but where a Cilantro Taco Grill and FedEx office remain open.

The purchase from GLIC Real Estate Holding comes after the bank took control of the property by inking a warranty deed in lieu of foreclosure with former owner CAS Rosemont Properties in 2020, Cook County property records show.

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