Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John Williams to talk about Illinois being the 7th best state to raise a family, what she took away from Friday’s labor report, the cost of the wildfires in California, and the latest on mortgage interest rates.

Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about the Trump administration announcing a plan to spend $20B on data centers in several states, including Illinois, and Simple Mills, a Chicago startup that makes healthy crackers and baking mixes, getting acquired for nearly $800M.

Segment 3: Marissa Lynn Jones, Executive Director, League of Chicago Theatres, joins John to tell us everything we need to know about the upcoming Chicago Theater Week!