Podcast Episodes
Back to Search05/06/25: Chicago's best restaurants for business dinners and happy hours
Episode 1255
Crain's list of the best restaurants offers recs for client dinners, lunch, post-workday drinks with colleagues and even a breakfast meeting option. …
1 year ago
05/02/25: Even restaurant staff trainers are setting up in Fulton Market
Episode 1254
A hospitality staffing company is bringing a training hub to Fulton Market. Crain’s restaurants reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about …
1 year ago
05/01/25: Cities with highest property taxes clustered in Illinois
Episode 1253
Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the local housing market, including four Illinois met…
1 year ago
04/30/25: Renewed scrutiny on Northwestern president
Episode 1252
Northwestern University President Michael Schill was called to Congress for questioning — again. Crain’s higher education reporter Brandon Dupré disc…
1 year ago
04/29/25: The best new wine and dine locales for 2025
Episode 1251
Restaurants reporter Ally Marotti and host Amy Guth break down Crain’s latest list of Chicago’s new private dining spaces.
Plus: Baxter spinout plants…
1 year ago
04/25/25: Durbin's retirement ripples through Illinois
Episode 1250
Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement announcement has begun what could be a massive generational shift in Illinois politics. Crain’s political columnist Gre…
1 year ago
04/24/25: Property tax tangle carries big implications in Illinois
Episode 1249
Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the local housing market, including counties suing Il…
1 year, 1 month ago
04/23/25: Downtown developer dips a toe in restaurant biz
Episode 1248
A Loop office tower developer is planning a restaurant on Randolph. Crain's reporter Ally Marotti talks about the move with host Amy Guth.
Plus: Bears…
1 year, 1 month ago
04/22/25: Opening salvos in Jenner's clash with Trump
Episode 1247
Jenner & Block is fighting the Trump administration's bid to shut down the firm's lawsuit, calling the executive order against it "patently unconstit…
1 year, 1 month ago
04/18/25: Ulta's place in the new world of beauty
Episode 1246
How people buy cosmetics is changing. Crain's retail reporter Ally Marotti talks with host Amy Guth about how Chicago-based Ulta is trying to keep up…
1 year, 1 month ago