Exhibit 99



            Inland Affliate Buys Yuma Palms Regional Shopping Center


     OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--An affiliate of The Inland
Real Estate Group of Companies has purchased the Yuma Palms Regional Shopping
Center for a net price of $95.7 million. Yuma Palms, the largest shopping center
in southwestern Arizona, had its grand opening in 2004 and is home to such
leading retailers as Dillard's, JC Penney, Target, Sam's Club and Kohl's. Yuma
Palms encompasses more than one million square feet of retail space in total and
is currently more than 97 percent occupied.
     Yuma Palms was developed by a joint venture between WDP Partners of
Phoenix, Yuma-based Whitman Development and Dillard's, Inc of Little Rock,
Arkansas.
     The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. (referred to here
collectively as "Inland"), which is headquartered near Chicago in Oak Brook,
Ill., brings considerable experience and expertise to Yuma Palms.
Inland-sponsored companies rank collectively as the single fastest-growing
acquirer of retail property in the United States (Chain Store Age, May 2006) and
the fifth-largest shopping center owner in North America (Shopping Centers
Today, November 2005), with more than 120 million square feet of commercial real
estate under management and managed assets in excess of $16.5 billion. This
includes five shopping centers in Arizona, such as Gateway Pavilions in
Avondale, Arizona and Paradise Valley Marketplace in Phoenix.
     "We are very excited to become a part of the fast-growing Yuma market,"
said Matthew Tice, vice president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., who
negotiated the transaction with due diligence by Sharon Anderson-Cox and legal
counsel by Scott Wilton. "This is a key regional lifestyle center, and its
acquisition is the latest demonstration of our ability to close major
transactions quickly, pay all cash, and manage top-flight properties
nationwide."
     "Westcor has assembled a great local team to manage Yuma Palms, and the
property is well regarded by tenants and shoppers alike," said Tom Lithgow, vice
president of property management for Inland Continental Property Management
Corp., which will now take over oversight of the center's management from
Westcor Partners, a subsidiary of the Macerich Company. "We are not planning any
significant changes in that respect."
     "We are very pleased with how Yuma Palms has turned out and the strong
acceptance it has received from the local community," said Wally Chester of WDP
Partners, the lead developer. "The sale of Yuma Palms at this time to a quality
operator like Inland allows us to meet the financial objectives of our investors
while insuring its ongoing stability. Yuma Palms is already making a significant
contribution to the regional economy and is well positioned to serve the future
needs of its growing and dynamic trade area."
     Inland is buying 496,224 square feet of the million-plus-square foot
center, the total square footage of which includes several major "big box"
shadow anchors - retailers that own their own spaces but which benefit the
shopping center's owner by drawing traffic to the center as a whole. These
shadow anchors include Target, Kohl's and Sam's Club. Among the major tenants
for whom Inland will be the landlord: Best Buy, Sports Authority, PetSmart, Ross
Dress for Less, Harkins Yuma Palms 14 Theatres, Linens 'n' Things, Marshall's,
Bath & Body Works, and Cold Stone Creamery.

     The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. (www.inlandgroup.com) is
comprised of separate legal entities, which may be affiliates of each other,
share some common ownership, or are, or were sponsored and managed by
subsidiaries of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation. These entities
include independent real estate investment and financial companies doing
business nationwide.


     CONTACT: The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies
              Darryl Cater, 630-218-8000 Ext. 4896
              cater@inlandgroup.com