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Defunct Chicago firm at center of fight over life insurance bets

Episode 1531

A Chicago academic's business of projecting life expectancy is under scrutiny amid a court battle between rival firms that make bets on life insuranc…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Chicago's dueling renters ordinances, explained

Episode 1530

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s rental protection ordinance is at the center of a legislative fight at City Hall. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Rac…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Are insurers wary of a more tornado-prone Illinois?

Episode 1529

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 Spar…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

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What a $30,000 rent nets you these days

Episode 1528

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 ap…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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A new player enters Chicago's restaurants scene

Episode 1527

Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Jeanne Sparrow about the newest restaurants in town, and whether mergers can save Chicago's…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

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New Sox stadium hinges on fate of the old one

Episode 1526

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 …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Immigration crackdown didn't just hit Chicago's Latino businesses

Episode 1525

Research from UIC shows federal immigration enforcement cost Cook County businesses $1.26 billion last year. Crain's reporter John Pletz joins host J…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Chicago condo market hits a hot streak

Episode 1524

Host Jeanne Sparrow talks with Crain’s reporter Dennis Rodkin about the strange math of Chicago’s condo market, and the latest development in litigat…

1 month ago

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Bridgeport opposition looms over Sox stadium plan

Episode 1523

As Justin Ishbia begins laying his cards down for a proposed White Sox stadium, host Jeanne Sparrow talks with Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laure…

1 month ago

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A closer look at Chicago's new transit leadership

Episode 1522

In this discussion with host Jeanne Sparrow, Crain’s contributor Richard Day grades Chicago’s new transit board.

Plus: Illinois’ senators step into th…

1 month ago

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