Though consumers have seen egg prices come down, earlier price surges and the pandemic have fueled a boom of raising backyard chickens, even in the city.

Plus: Bally's temporary Chicago casino at Medinah Temple clears gambling panel step, but faces hurdle on buying Tribune site; Ford further cuts Rivian shares; Clean-tech startup LanzaTech goes public; and Illinois craft brewers want to send beer straight to your home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about new restaurant openings on the horizon — one going into the former Tavern on Rush space, and others that are heading to O’Hare.

Plus: Bill surfaces in Springfield to crack down on auto insurers and advocacy groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in Illinois; Baxter to reduce workforce as part of cost-cutting plan; weed shop deal illustrates how values are dropping; and AbbVie's 2023 forecast misses expectations as competition to Humira ramps up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the housing market, including a look at the 50 highest-priced home sales last year in Chicago and some clues that local home prices may have found their happy place.

Plus: Execs pitch 10-year income tax hike to cover pensions, CVS agrees to buy Oak Street Health in $10.6 billion deal, West Loop office landlord hit with foreclosure lawsuit and demographic details revealed for Cook County guaranteed income program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain's contributor Steve Hendershot talks with host Amy Guth about “One City, 50 Wards,” a joint series from Crain’s and the University of Chicago Center for Effective Government that explores the connections between how Chicago’s city government is designed, how it functions, and how it performs.

Plus: ComEd trial defendants push to keep information from future jury, FAA needs until 2030 to fix safety system that failed last month, a new report says some Illinois hospitals still don’t comply with price transparency rule and AMC will charge more for the best seats in its movie theaters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s health care reporter Katherine Davis talks with host Amy Guth about why hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents could lose Medicaid coverage this year.

Plus: Illinois' biometric privacy law strengthened by latest high court ruling, Rivian investment drags down Amazon's quarterly results again, Illinois weed sales picked up in January, Curaleaf workers ask for Illinois judge for class action status in stolen tips lawsuit, and Sleet Home Chicago and six other newly named snowplows are hitting the city's streets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about McDonald’s plans to open 1,900 locations this year.

Plus: State AGs warn Walgreens and CVS about mailing abortion pills, how Chicago's annual inflation increase compares to other metro areas, U.S. payrolls surprise with surge as jobless rate hits 53-year low, and airline and hotel stocks soar as travel demand takes off. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news of the week from the local housing market, including how a lagging housing boom in Chicago could make the market more resilient.

Plus: Rivian cutting workforce by 6% while FedEx CEO says the company plans to cut global management jobs by more than 10%, Congress reintroduces bill to stop surge of catalytic converter thefts, and Illinois' COVID disaster proclamation to end in May. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s reporter Steve Daniels talks with host Amy Guth about Wintrust's outgoing CEO Ed Wehmer and how he's leaving behind an oddity—a commercial bank still based in Chicago.

Plus: Groupon to lay off another 500 people, McDonald’s slips as operating margin misses estimates, Caterpillar costs bite in first earnings miss since 2020 and FAA adds safeguards to U.S. flight system to prevent new outages. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain’s utilities reporter Steve Daniels talks with host Amy Guth about a pending agreement struck by Mayor Lightfoot that would have ComEd serving the city of Chicago for at least the next 15 years.

Plus: The $55 million purchase of one of Chicago's best-known marijuana shops is called off, Tyson Foods lists massive West Loop office for sublease, Oak Brook landlord buys 149 apartments in downtown Wheaton and Northwestern-born nanotech startup designing breakthrough cancer vaccine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Crain's contributor Graham Meyer—who writes the weekly Big Ticket column—talks with host Amy Guth about can’t-miss arts and culture events for the month ahead.

Plus: Uber and Lyft used to be much cheaper than taxis, but now cabs are leveling the playing field; McDonald's former HR chief to face lawsuit over CEO-worker affairs; Uber Freight cuts 150 jobs, some in Chicago; and UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine withdraws from U.S. News rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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