Crain's Daily Gist

Crain's commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss how State Street is showing signs of life again . Plus: Abbott Laboratories’ nutrition spinoff leaves the question of baby formula lawsuits unanswered, a single word is pitting a nanotech pioneer against Elon Musk, Michelin-starred Ever is facing allegations of sexual harassment from a former staffer, and th...

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk the latest news from the local market, including the impact of 7% mortgage rates and a record-setting $2 million bungalow already under contract. Plus: The FAA’s current flight restrictions at O’Hare may continue into the early 2030s, Mayor Johnson’s new Chicago budget has a $75 million hole to fill, private e...

Crain's commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker joins host Jeanne Sparrow to explain why a developer switched from offices to apartments and then back to offices at a major Fulton Market development. Plus: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax is back — with a new twist, Kroger makes a $5 billion investment to gain market share, the U.S. Department of Justice is stepping in to stop Evanston’s landm...

American Airlines is stepping up its battle with United to win back business travelers at O’Hare. Crain's airlines reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to to discuss. Plus: A new University of Chicago poll sizes up Chicago’s mayoral candidates, the U.S. Supreme Court won’t step in on a high-stakes legal battle tied to Chicago parking tickets, outpatient care is creating inpatient financia...

Crain’s healthcare reporter joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk through the details and obstacles facing Rush and Endeavor's planned merger . Plus: United Airlines and Air Canada look to add ten transborder routes, including Chicago to Montreal; Onni Group is pivoting from apartments back to office development in Fulton Market; more than a half million Illinoisans get medical debt relief, and the Jo...

Crain’s contributor Judith Crown joins host Jeanne Sparrow to shed light on how pricey diesel impacts businesses beyond agriculture and trucking. Plus: Rush to merger with Endeavor Health, Google can’t revive downtown on its own,  a look into the Hoffmann family's business empire, and Pritzker says something will get done in Springfield to keep the Bears. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog joins host Jeanne Sparrow to break down the $30 million sale of Block 37. Plus: The surprising Chicago businesses getting hit by pricey diesel fuel, a new West Loop condo tower with a $10 million penthouse, more than 500 Chicago-area nursing home workers could be on picket lines Friday, and the booming pickleball business hits tough times. Host...

Crain’s cannabis reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss what’s driving a surge in Illinois pot sales. Plus: Jewel-Osco’s parent seeks more than $9 billion over its busted Kroger deal, Divvy’s Chicago expansion hits a speed bump, Jones Lang LaSalle makes a big talent grab from its top rival, and the AHA files suit to block the second iteration of a drug drug rebate program. Hosted...

Crain’s political columnist Greg Hinz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss AI regulation and whether we possess the ability to tame it. Plus: Legendary Bears coach and Chicago icon Mike Ditka has died, Illinois cannabis sales are on the rise, former GoHealth execs pivot to selling Medicare plans and Illinois tax revenue from gambling jumps 19%. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

Crain’s assistant managing editor Ann Weiler joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss the 40 Under 40 Class of 2026 . Plus: Tempus AI is expanding its role in the development of a personalized cancer vaccine, Deere shares tumble as feds widen scrutiny of the farm equipment industry, Walgreens owner sells Boots and Justin Ishbia makes a move to control more real estate around the planned site of The Ra...

Crain’s healthcare reporter joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss the state of maternity care across the Chicago area. Plus: Kraft-Heinz takes a rare gamble with one of its most iconic brands, Google will fund billions in Illinois nuclear power upgrades, the city of Chicago is poised to pay $260 million to settle massive police misconduct case, and an AI-powered real estate brokerage is setting up...

Crain’s contributor Conor Durkin joins host Jeanne Sparrow for a deep dive on the financial outcomes of Chicago’s new parking meter deal . Plus: A federal judge sides with Kalshi on regulation of prediction markets, Amazon buys a vertical warehouse next to Goose Island, GE HealthCare bets $945 million on Sofie Biosciences, and the Bears stadium talks with Illinois take a turn. Hosted by Simplecast...

In this special episode of The Daily Gist, produced by Crain’s Content Studio , Crain’s Group President Jim Kirk sits down with University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen to discuss what he has learned during the nearly 12 years leading one of the nation’s largest public university systems — and what Illinois needs to do next to remain competitive. Plus, host Jeanne Sparrow covers these s...

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...

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. Hosted by Simple...

A Chicago tech company has raised $85 millio n 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-secur...

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. Hosted b...

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 Att...

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 Ma...

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...

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...

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 Chi...

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 large...

Justin Ishbia's vision for The Railyards and a White Sox stadium is forcing an early reckoning over what to do with the team's current home . Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker discusses what has become a thorny question in the Chicago stadium saga with host Jeanne Sparrow. Plus: Mayor Brandon Johnson officially launches his re-election bid, GE HealthCare considers a billion-dolla...

Research from UIC shows federal immigration enforcement cost Cook County businesses $1.26 billion last year. Crain's reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to break down the numbers. Plus: Bally’s blinks on a $4 million threat in its Chicago gambling fight, consumer watchdogs force settlement reducing Nicor rate hike, the newly formed transportation board has named its chairman, and Illinoi...