POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Anthropologie, a chain of pricey retail clothing stores, wanted to open a store in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park. So in 1996 it leased 13,000 square feet in a building, owned by BEM, that was under construction. The lease was to run for 10 years, at an annual rental of almost a quarter of a million dollars. Under the terms of the lease, Anthropologie's obligation to pay rent did not arise until 90 days after "substantial completion...
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