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Crain’s Daily Gist

Get a head start on your workday with the stories that matter most. Listen to our roundup of essential Chicago headlines and analysis from Crain’s reporters and host Amy Guth.

Latest Episodes:

Housing supply squeeze gets even tighter Sep 30, 2026

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk news from the local housing market, including another steep decline in Chicago-area inventory.
Plus: Elected officials rally against rate hikes from Peoples Gas, AbbVie hires a Big Pharma lobbying vet, Morningstar joins Google at the Thompson Center and Michael Jordan’s "Last Dance" jersey sells for a record price.

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The shaky state of U.S. democracy Sep 29, 2026

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Crain's contributor Judith Crown joins host Jeanne Sparrow for a conversation about where U.S. democracy stands, the focus of the most recent Crain’s Forum.
Plus: Chicago’s City Council opens a new chapter in the infamous parking meter saga, AI pricing comes to McDonald’s, pushback on Illinois’ tax breaks for Hollywood, and the Loop tower Sidley Austin is leaving heads to market.

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An $85 million bet on in-house AI Sep 28, 2026

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A Chicago tech company has raised $85 million in venture capital as it rides the wave of interest in generative AI. Crain’s technology reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk about why Chicago is primed for more of this sector’s investment.
Plus: The last-minute push to squeeze more out of Stonepeak’s parking meter deal, AbbVie pursues AI-led drug discoveries, a Bay Area cyber-security firm expands to Fulton Market, and Northern Trust joins ETF conversion boom.

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The effort to fix Illinois' big biotech problem Sep 25, 2026

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Crain’s healthcare reporter Jon Asplund joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss how Illinois is fighting keep the biotechs born here from leaving the state.
Plus: Organized labor backs Amtrak’s plan for a new maintenance facility in Bridgeport, Pritzker wants data center legislation in the veto session, more declines in CPS enrollment and another vote delayed in Chicago’s parking meter sale.

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Eyeing neighbor cities' housing playbooks Sep 23, 2026

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk news from the local market, including the innovative ways other Midwestern cities are driving new home construction.
Plus: A Florida business group takes a billboard swipe at Pritzker, federal credit unions are now exempt from Illinois’ swipe fee law, Astellas looks to sell its Northbrook headquarters, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul claims victory for non-citizens receiving social services.

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Defunct Chicago firm at center of fight over life insurance bets Sep 22, 2026

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A Chicago academic's business of projecting life expectancy is under scrutiny amid a court battle between rival firms that make bets on life insurance policies. Crain’s contributor Steven Strahler joins host Jeanne Sparrow to untangle the legal saga.
Plus: The Illinois EPA’s new Climate Action Plan still falls short on zero emissions, Crystal Lake’s Aptar loses its Russian plant, offices in the Marshall Field building hit the market and Illinois grew the science for a breakthrough cancer drug, but couldn’t hold onto the company.

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Chicago's dueling renters ordinances, explained Sep 21, 2026

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s rental protection ordinance is at the center of a legislative fight at City Hall. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss the ordinance and its counterproposal.
Plus: Chicago Fed chair Austan Goolsbee says the road to 2% inflation may not be painless, Canada brings its tariff worries to Chicago, Nike is making a move on the Mag Mile, and Gov. Pritzker opens up about his use of GLP-1s.

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Are insurers wary of a more tornado-prone Illinois? Sep 18, 2026

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With a torrid pace of storms this summer, Illinois is approaching the highest number of tornadoes recorded in one year by any state. Host Jeanne Sparrow talks with Crain’s Mark Weinraub about how these storms may impact insurance rates.
Plus: Amtrak’s plan near Rate Field sparks South Side fury, developer bets $113 million on on Mag Mile office-to-apartment conversion, public opinion continues to sour on data centers and Eric Lefkofsky's daughter is the test case for the new science of making a hit.

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What a $30,000 rent nets you these days Sep 16, 2026

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk news from the housing market, including a $30,000-a-month apartment in Chicago’s newest lakefront tower.
Plus: Chicago parking meter owners make the city a new offer, Google’s Thompson Center debut has been delayed, last-second deal may reopen Resilience Healthcare hospitals and designers imagine a greener Chicago.

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A new player enters Chicago's restaurants scene Sep 15, 2026

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Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Jeanne Sparrow about the newest restaurants in town, and whether mergers can save Chicago's craft brewing industry.
Plus: ComEd’s crackdown thins the data center pipeline, U.S. Supreme Court rejects the White House’s mail ballot curbs for the midterms, Enova pulls the plug on its Grasshopper acquisition and Evanston claims one of the largest-ever suburban apartment deals.

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