Crain's Daily Gist

A new view is coming to the former John Hancock Center’s old Signature Room space. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: United and other airlines suspend some Middle East flights as tensions rise, McDonald's settles Byron Allen's $10 billion ad discrimination lawsuit, study finds Illinois home insurance rates jump 60% in six years and Jefferson Park staple Gale Street Inn abruptly closes.

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about the latest local housing news, including two City Council members who want to drop their wards from Chicago's new anti-gentrification ordinance.

Plus: Developers get $69 million construction loan for South Loop tower, local toymakers ask Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's global tariffs, Kraft Heinz to remove all artificial dyes by end of 2027 and former Loretto Hospital exec indicted in alleged $300 million COVID test fraud.

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The city pulled the plug on a vote to boost pay for rideshare drivers as Uber backs a statewide union push. Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: With latest deal, United Center owners cross $100 million in land purchases; Colorado investor nears big discount for LaSalle Street office tower; city taps developer for $48 million Roseland housing and retail project; and Chicago garners two wins at the prestigious James Beard Awards.

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Crain’s reporter John Pletz joins host Amy Guth to discuss the former Illinois House speaker's seven and a half-year sentence.

Plus: City pulls plug on rideshare pay vote as Uber backs statewide union push, public transit agencies begin planning for "doomsday" funding scenario, Texas firm pays $32 million for Near North Side apartments and UChicago spinout raises $4 million to take saliva-based cancer test to market.

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Choose Chicago President and CEO Kristen Reynolds talks with host Amy Guth about the city’s new branding campaign and why she believes it's a “new era” for the city.

Plus: Gov. JB Pritzker fires back at D.C. hearing on ICE action, global rare earth fight hits home with Ford plant shutdown in Chicago, University of Chicago gets $25 million from trustee for K–12 education research and YMCA of Chicago taps next CEO.

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin and host Amy Guth discuss the latest local housing news, including recent activity at the upper end of the market.

Plus: Northwestern announces cuts, cost-saving measures as federal funding freeze hits home; American Bar Association defends role reviewing judges against Trump AG's freeze-out; AMA opposes RFK Jr.'s dismantling of vaccine panel, seeks Senate investigation; and CareerBuilder & Monster plans nearly 400 layoffs.

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The state's public universities face a crisis as funding fails to keep up with rising costs. Crain’s contributor Judith Crown talks with host Amy Guth about cutbacks at schools around Illinois.

Plus: CoinFlip's billion-dollar ambition is another sign the crypto biz is growing up, Bally's settles suit by white men over Chicago casino stake, more job cuts planned at former Ascension hospitals and Brandon Johnson's COO joins the Obama Foundation.

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Kraft Heinz is reviewing its options as Berkshire Hathaway exits the board. Crain's reporter Ally Marotti discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: Illinois’ $55.2 billion budget "incomplete," Civic Federation president says; North Aurora warehouse sale shows industrial property strength; Chicago’s new highest-paid CEO; and downtown rents jump as supply pipeline dries up.

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From skipping cocktails to splitting meals, recession indicators hit Chicago restaurants. Crain's reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about how the combination of lower foot traffic and reeled-in spending is causing restaurant operators to tweak their strategies.

Plus: Reinsdorf lines up White Sox sale to another Chicago billionaire, McDonald's keeps "core" inclusion programs despite DEI backlash, Northwestern trumpets AI tool that could open up a glaring health care bottleneck and Green Mill building in Uptown is for sale.

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin and host Amy Guth talk news from the local housing market, including about how some buyers and sellers are hitting snags under Chicago's new anti-gentrification ordinance.

Plus: A massive, 20-year deal with Meta throws a lifeline to an Illinois nuclear power plant, Thoma Bravo raises $34.4 billion for technology investments, Trump’s attorney general steps up fight with American Bar Association and a local investor bets on new Ryan Field with Evanston hotel deal.

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