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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:

08/15/24: The absolute top shelf of homes on the Chicago market Aug 14, 2024

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth to recap news from the local market, including the Chicago area's highest-priced home for sale — a $35 million lakefront Winnetka mansion.

Plus: Mars buys Chicago snack maker Kellanova in $36 billion deal, Hobson's out as Starbucks chair as board jettisons CEO, private-equity firms gear up for deals after slow start to the year and how Chicago smashed its fundraising goal for the DNC.

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08/14/24: Chicago family keeps buying slices of Mackinac Island Aug 13, 2024

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The family that bought Oberweis Dairy has also been grabbing pieces of Mackinac Island and is working to patch up a ferry fleet in dire straits. Crain’s Grand Rapids Business reporter Rachel Watson discusses with host Amy Guth.

Plus: Snelling says CPD will intervene the "moment" DNC protests turn violent; Bears surveying fans on what they want from a new stadium; Carlyle to buy Baxter's kidney-care unit for $3.8 billion; Northwestern lands naming rights deal for temporary lakefront stadium; and the DNC was supposed to fill hotels — but one week out, that hasn't happened.

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08/13/24: Johnson's 'Treatment Not Trauma' health plan so far Aug 12, 2024

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Crain’s health care reporter Katherine Davis and analyst Sophie Rogers join host Amy Guth to discuss Chicago’s aim for a progressive approach to its mental health crisis.

Plus: Illinois now has blueprint for K-12 schools to teach dangers of overdose, Western Illinois University lays off more staff in second round of cuts, how much Amex pocketed on the sale of Itasca's Accertify and the city delays $643 million bond deal due to market volatility.

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08/12/24: Johnson has an even bigger budget hole to plug Aug 09, 2024

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Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing a budget gap that could reach nearly $1 billion. Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence discusses the city’s plans with host Amy Guth.

Plus: Boeing's new CEO touts transparency and plans to talk the factory floor, Bluhm makes $56 million bet on Mag Mile vertical mall, Walgreens sells $750 million in its upsized first junk bond sale, Morningstar targeted in lawsuit over one of its investment tools and Ford's Chicago plant faces the future of EVs.

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08/08/24: The priciest time to go house shopping, ever Aug 07, 2024

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to break down the latest Chicago real estate data.

Plus: Johnson under pressure as budget gap could reach nearly $1 billion, Rivian net loss widens to $1.46 billion despite sales gains and cost cutting, Oak Park apartment complex sold to California investor and parent companies of Mariano's and Jewel pressured by investor group over abortion pill sales.

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08/07/24: What CVS' health play has that Walgreens' doesn't Aug 06, 2024

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Crain's health care reporter Katherine Davis talks with host Amy Guth about why CVS is doubling down on primary care with new clinics while its competitors are backpedaling.

Plus: What’s next for Pritzker after the veepstakes, Damen Green Line Station opens two weeks before the DNC, historic State Street buildings to avoid the wrecking ball and Goolsbee says Fed is less reactive than markets — and won't overreact.

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08/06/24: New dining spots popping up around Millennium Park Aug 05, 2024

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Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth to discuss the latest from the dining world, including two new Latin American eateries downtown and the owners of Adalina expanding in the Gold Coast.

Plus: Global stock meltdown triggers "mad rush" for Treasuries, Walgreens cashes in $1.1 billion of Cencora stock, Kellanova soars as Mars weighs deal for the snackmaker and Chicago's largest foundations see increase in 2023 assets.

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08/05/24: Are fancy new stadiums worth the burden? Aug 02, 2024

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Crain’s contributor Margaret Littman joins host Amy Guth to discuss the complex considerations around whether stadiums are a smart use of taxpayer money.

Plus: Chicago biz leaders urge Kamala Harris to pick J.B. Pritzker as veep, JPMorgan dragged into fight over one of Chicago's oldest hotels, Loop office-to-residential conversion at risk as distressed tower hits the market and Dick Durbin seeks major boost in quantum funding.

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08/01/24: Want to live in a Mies on Lake Shore? Jul 31, 2024

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Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to talk news from the local housing market, including the story behind a condo for sale in one of the very first Mies van der Rohe buildings on Lake Shore Drive and the legal fight over a Sonoma-style Galena resort project.

Plus: Boeing names Kelly Ortberg as new CEO, Deere adds nearly 300 HQ staff to mounting layoffs, record payouts on biggest U.S. grid signal costs of reliable power and U.S. Soccer to sell $200M of debt to finance Chicago-to-Atlanta HQ move.

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07/31/24: Scoping out 7 new dining spots Jul 30, 2024

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Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti joins host Amy Guth to discuss some new eateries around town worth keeping an eye on.

Plus: Survey predicts M&A deal pickup in second half of 2024, J.B. Pritzker signs measure to expand abortion coverage, behavioral health provider expanding with Far South Side clinic and CTA's Red Line extension gets new financial help from the feds.

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