# Rainforest Cafe owner ordered to pay $11.5m on loan

> Chicago real estate investor Sean Conlon must repay $11.5 million after defaulting on Rainforest Cafe loan.
- Title: Rainforest Cafe owner ordered to pay $11.5m on loan | Shortify
- Summary: Chicago real estate investor Sean Conlon must repay $11.5 million after defaulting on Rainforest Cafe loan. Cook County judge ordered Rainforest Cafe owner…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2026/10/21/rainforest-cafe-property-owner-ordered-to-pay-11-5-million-on-loan
- Published: 2026-10-21T22:38:42.344+00:00
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- Topics: rainforest cafe, sean conlon, cook county, alecko lending, bridge loan, river north property, 605 n clark st, chicago, news, local
## Rainforest Cafe owner ordered to pay $11.5m
Cook County judge ordered Rainforest Cafe owner Sean Conlon to pay $11,508,950 after defaulting on a loan.
## Loan default on River North property
Sean Conlon failed to repay $8.3 million bridge loan for Rainforest Cafe at 605 N. Clark St.
## Loan terms and deadlines
Alecko Lending issued loan with Jan. 30, 2025 deadline, later extended to May 2025.
## Conlon missed payment deadline
Conlon missed May 2025 deadline but was offered $99,204.83 by July 10.
## No payment made
Conlon never paid the $99,204.83 offer by July 10 deadline.
## Ongoing foreclosure lawsuit
Alecko Lending seeks to foreclose on Rainforest Cafe property over loan default.
## Property purchase history
Conlon bought Rainforest Cafe site in 2015 for over $13 million.
## Pot dispensary plans scrapped
Plans for pot dispensary at location were blocked by lawsuits.
## Key takeaway

Cook County judge ordered Rainforest Cafe owner Sean Conlon to pay $11,508,950 for failing to repay an $8.3 million bridge loan.