Crain's Daily Gist

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May 19 Chicago flips the script on population growth
Crain’s reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about Census data showing how Chicago is eking out population growth while big-city rivals are shrinking.

Plus: Former John Hancock Center slated for luxury Marriott hotel, the parking meter deal Chicagoans love to hate is poised for another sale, Gene & Georgetti sues concessions operator over Midway Airport outpost and DraftKings reportedly closing sportsbook at Wrigley Field.

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23 min
May 18 Suburban apartment market heats up
Crain’s reporter Rachel Herzog talks with host Amy Guth about major suburban apartment trades, including an O’Hare-area complex that sold for $167 million in the year’s priciest deal and a $91M transaction for a property in Kane County.

Plus: Pritzker says Johnson’s Bears pitch is a non-starter, Spirit Airlines shutdown costs Chicago hundreds of jobs, most of Ford City Mall to shut down for safety concerns and Fitch trims University of Chicago credit rating amid debt load.

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22 min
May 15 Chicago Fire FC looks to raise its profile
Crain’s reporter Danny Ecker talks with host Amy Guth about what the McDonald’s and Chicago Fire FC naming rights deal means for the team's planned South Loop stadium.

Plus: Mayor Johnson pitches city takeover of stadium authority to keep Bears in Chicago, Trump administration’s fight with Jenner & Block zeroes in on security clearances, developers seek $50M TIF loan for Loop conversion to new W hotel and AI boom sends prices soaring on grid serving Illinois.

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25 min
May 13 Cook County takes a big hit in tax-sale fight
Crain’s reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about local housing news, including how Cook County could be forced to repay former homeowners millions of dollars in lost equity and how an Englewood renewal effort is taking a unique approach to reversing housing inequity.

Plus: McDonald’s and Chicago Fire strike naming rights deal for South Loop stadium, FDA’s approval of flavored e-cigarettes faces pushback in Illinois, River North hotel sells for $29M as downtown lodging values lag and CME to create futures market for computing power backing AI.

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42 min
May 12 Chicago restaurants facing another margin squeeze
Soaring beef prices have some Chicago restaurants in a bit of an existential crisis. Reporter Ally Marotti discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: Tax break for United Center’s 1901 Project advances despite pushback, former Walgreens office in Deerfield sold for a revamp, United Airlines sponsorship puts transportation secretary's side gig under scrutiny, and a mid-year outlook warns wealthy investors to brace for inflation, trade shocks and AI.

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27 min
May 11 Walgreens private equity takeover ripples through Chicago
Crain’s reporter Jon Asplund talks with host Amy Guth about local healthcare news, including how South Side Walgreens closures are fueling fears of more drugstore deserts.

Plus: DNC scouting party tours Chicago this week; law firm Hall Prangle jumps the Chicago River to a new office; Elmhurst apartments are sold to an Ohio pension fund for $85 million; and Skokie tech park buildings go up for sale as demand cools for life sciences space.

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25 min
May 08 Bears aren't alone in Springfield stadium jockeying
Mayor Brandon Johnson took the fight to keep the Bears in the city to Springfield just as talks for a Chicago Stars stadiumstart to heat up. Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: Lincoln Yards TIF deal terminated as Foundry Park infrastructure questions loom, some CEOs warn consumers are "running out of money" and cutting back, U.S. appeals court sends back Illinois swipe fee law after federal regulators intervene and South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more pharmacy deserts.

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30 min
May 06 Chicago housing market's constricting supply
Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin and host Amy Guth discuss the latest news from the local market, including how spring homebuyers have one-third the choices they had before the pandemic.

Plus: Kraft Heinz sees early payoff from $600 million brand bet, Medinah Temple owner mulls landmark’s post-casino future, Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee warns AI hype could fuel inflation and Ever manager accused of embezzling over $1 million files countersuit against the Michelin-starred restaurant.

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45 min
May 05 Keep the business talks going at these restaurants
Crain's reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about the best business dining spots for deal-making, catching up and wooing clients.

Plus: Office tower near Google’s Thompson Center poised to sell at steep discount, American Airlines’ pilots chief praises "bold vision" of United CEO’s merger pitch, Springfield gets some breathing room on state budget and California reportedly seeks penalties against State Farm over wildfire claims.

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22 min
May 04 Investors raise bet on downtown office recovery
Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker joins host Amy Guth to discuss the latest office deals around downtown, including a distressed loan for a West Monroe Street office tower that sold at steep discount, a West Coast tech firm eyeing a big expansion and more.

Plus: Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 billion opioid settlement begins, with Illinois in line to get nearly $150 million; BMO turns to AI and quantum computing to predict earthquakes; Gold Coast retail space leased to celebrity brand Skims up for sale; and Chicago’s top contractors see growth as big projects offset market headwinds.

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24 min

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