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Get a head start on your workday with the stories that matter most. Listen to our roundup of essential Chicago headlines and analysis from Crain’s reporters and host Amy Guth. Presented by Wintrust.
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05/02/24: How Rockford became a housing hotbed
Small Midwestern cities dominated the latest list of hot home markets, with Rockford at the top. Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin explains the phenomenon to host Amy Guth.
Plus: The impact of rescheduling marijuana, Walgreens stock lashed, Loop office tower owner hit with $276 million foreclosure lawsuit and Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, call for President Schill's ouster at Northwestern. -
05/01/24: ShotSpotter's competition gets in line
Another gunshot detection company is looking for a way in with the city. Crain’s politics reporter Leigh Giangreco and host Amy Guth discuss ShotSpotter’s uncertain fate in Chicago.
Plus: Peeling back the sticker price on Bears stadium reveals even more costs, Foxtrot and Dom’s suppliers face fallout from abrupt closures, three Chicago-area bridges among the most vulnerable in the U.S. and American dropping some global flights on Boeing 787 delays. -
04/30/24: The Bears' flashy, and costly, stadium play
The Chicago Bears are angling for a large cut of revenue from events under their new stadium plan. Crain’s reporters Danny Ecker and Justin Laurence talk with host Amy Guth about the team’s proposed vision for its reimagined lakefront home.
Plus: Lawmakers propose unifying CTA, Metra and Pace; Mayor Johnson eyes legalizing video gaming in Chicago; Boeing credit outlook gets gloomier as Fitch also turns negative; and slow work authorizations frustrate new asylum-seekers and industry leaders alike. -
04/29/24: The sudden flameout of Foxtrot and Dom's
Crain's retail reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about the abrupt closure of Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market.
Plus: Bears angling for huge cut of cash-flow pie at new stadium — including concerts; Walgreens launches gene, cell therapy pharmacy business; Boeing prosecutors aim to decide on criminal charge over Max crashes by June; and Art Institute defends its ownership of artwork prosecutors say was stolen during the Holocaust. -
04/25/24: A low point for home affordability in Chicago
Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to talk news from the local housing market, including how affordability here is the lowest it’s been in at least 17 years.
Plus: Foxtrot and Dom's facing lawsuit one day after shuttering stores, Southwest cutting more than a third of its flights at O'Hare, Skokie office complex sold to developers at a staggering discount and Chicago's largest privately held companies see another year of growth. -
04/24/24: A sudden surge for labor
Crain’s reporters Katherine Davis and Brandon Dupré talk with host Amy Guth about local labor movements in the worlds of health care, academia, and arts and culture.
Plus: At O'Hare, senators sound an optimistic note despite earlier turbulence; Reinsdorf offers to open wallet for new Sox stadium; ADM says CFO will resign after accounting probe; and Moody's looks positively at Illinois.