*Greg Hinz compares Lori Lightfoot to one of her predecessors with how she seemingly unilaterally pushed the NASCAR deal through.

*Jeff Agrest of the Sun-Times sat down with Olin Kreutz, who finally discussed his firing from CHGO.

*Ally Marotti of Crain's Chicago tells John how several of Chicago's fine-dining restaurants are moving out to the burbs.

*ABC News Correspondent Dave Packer says that you can expect consumer prices to continue to climb in the coming weeks.

*Plus, Pat Etherington of Davey's warns about the Japanese beetle that has been causing havoc in the Chicago area.

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