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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.

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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.

    06/17/24: A side effect of abortion restrictions

    06/17/24: A side effect of abortion restrictions

    Abortion bans are driving demand for medical residency programs in states like Illinois. Crain’s health care reporter Katherine Davis joins host Amy Guth to discuss the national trend among fledgling doctors looking to gain full accreditation.

    Plus: Tempus IPO raises $410 million, at top of the range; CTA, Metra and Pace mull day pass for all 3 systems; Northwestern AD who oversaw department beset by scandal stepping aside; Crain’s Fast 50 list of Chicago’s fastest growing companies returns; and dogs will soon fly first class out of Chicago on this new airline.

    • 23 min
    06/13/24: Frank Lloyd Wright home to be restored

    06/13/24: Frank Lloyd Wright home to be restored

    Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to talk news from the local market, including a troubled Frank Lloyd Wright row house that’s found a rescuer and two homes for sale for the first time in roughly a century.

    Plus: Coach houses and granny flats could soon be allowed citywide, startup Tegus to be acquired for $930M by Trott-backed rival, judge dismisses Madigan-related whistleblower suit against St. Anthony and a city panel approves subsidies for Loop office conversions.

    • 46 min
    06/12/24: Medical debt burden exposes inequity

    06/12/24: Medical debt burden exposes inequity

    Crain’s researcher Sophie Rodgers joins host Amy Guth to discuss how medical debt weighs on Chicagoans, even when they're insured.

    Plus: Chicago weighs up to $3 billion of debt for O'Hare upgrades, Bally's Chicago bounced back in May after a tough April, Boeing delivered 24 jets in May as China compounds 737 Max woes, unfinished school next to St. Regis goes up for sale and Chicago takes home one win at the James Beard Awards.

    • 32 min
    6/11/24: Northwestern's problem in D.C. gets more serious

    6/11/24: Northwestern's problem in D.C. gets more serious

    Congress continues to circle around Northwestern, recently threatening the school with a subpoena for impeding its investigation following President Michael Schill’s appearance on the Hill. Crain’s education reporter Brandon Dupré discusses with host Amy Guth.

    Plus: Biz leaders give Pritzker, legislators solid marks after spring session; Walgreens shelves plans for Boots IPO; United is making a digital-advertising push; and Hancock tower observation deck operator buys Signature Room space.

    • 26 min
    06/10/24: No more dining in flip-flops

    06/10/24: No more dining in flip-flops

    Chicago steakhouses and other high-end restaurants are increasingly implementing dress codes, establishing a new generation of attire requirements in a city that has long sought to curate its fine-dining scene. Reporter Ally Marotti talks about the move, and specific concerns that come with it, with host Amy Guth.

    Plus: Zurich North America offloads big part of Schaumburg HQ to Wheels; Chicago has third-most Fortune 500 companies in the U.S.; American Dental Association finalizes HQ sale to Lurie, move to Mag Mile; and Chicago Park District expands free internet access in parks.

    • 30 min
    06/06/24: What sets Chicago's downtown price slump apart

    06/06/24: What sets Chicago's downtown price slump apart

    Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the local market, including Chicago’s sagging downtown home prices and a lawsuit that claims Evanston's reparations program is unconstitutional.

    Plus: Foxtrot stores will start reopening this summer, Blue Cross parent shedding big office block in East Loop HQ, United throttles back hiring but still is adding thousands of Chicago jobs and Congress expands Northwestern probe over antisemitism.

    • 52 min

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