Crain's Daily Gist

Today, Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin stops by for this weekly update about the local market, including plans for a convertible bungalow, a house from a boat house and a townhouse development in a site that was formerly a church. Plus: Mellody Hobson is named co-CEO of Ariel Investments, a tech firm expands its Loop offices amid a hiring spree, CTU makes an explicit threat to strike Chicago schools, Citadel wins the hedge fund race in this year's first half, and census fears carry enormous financial stakes for Chicago and Illinois. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, Accenture exec Jim Coleman tells podcast host Amy Guth about the company's expansion in space and local tech workers. Plus: Sara Lee's old HQ is changing hands in what could be the largest suburban office deal this year; a U.K. investor joins the bidding for a real estate portfolio including the InterContinental and the Fairmont Chicago hotels; the Appellate Court says Peoples Gas can spend away; Sinai Health is opening a mental health emergency unit; $4.7 million is released for independent pharmacies, and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley takes aim at weak gun laws. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, host Amy Guth talks with Beth Kirk Malecki, who leads Mercer’s Chicago office, about the Chicago Network’s equity pledge, and specific steps organizations and leaders can take to implement gender equality in the workplace. Plus: Major League Soccer franchise Chicago Fire confirms plans to play outside Bridgeview’s SeatGeek stadium, Advocate Aurora and One Medical are expanding membership-based care, north suburban landlords face big assessment hikes, Crate & Barrel opens a new restaurant in Oak Brook and local venture deals hit a four-year low, though the total amount rebounded nicely from a weak first quarter. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Crain's real estate reporter Danny Ecker talks about office and hotel towers that are poised to drastically change the former meatpacking district, and residents' concerns the character of the trendy neighborhood could be ruined. Plus: Amazon workers plan a Prime Day strike in Minnesota; the Chicago Defender plans to go digital-only; Acura Pharmaceuticals gets the funds to combine pain relief and overdose protection in one product; Deutsche Bank scraps a global equities unit and announces 18,000 job cuts in a $8.3 billion "reinvention," and Crain's looks at Jim Belushi's new role as a marijuana mogul. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, host Amy Guth talks with Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin about condos at Tribune Tower and how high the deluxe market will go. And about the one time Guth rescued a bird. Plus: The U.S. drops the fight to add a census citizenship question, Ald. Tom Tunney cashes out of his Ann Sather property, Nuveen had "zero tolerance" for banks dealing with a bond rival, a Hyde Park apartment tower goes up for sale and a Chicago vegan "meat" maker sues Mississippi over new labeling law. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, host Amy Guth talks with Crain’s Chicago Business columnist Greg Hinz for insight on what Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot did and didn’t say on a possible pension deal. Plus: A parting gesture from the Emanuel administration along the North Branch, a Manafort-linked Chicago banker gets barred from the industry, Illinois is hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs, households buying from ComEd rivals are paying ten bucks extra per month and a look at Crain’s list of the highest paid executives at Chicago-area public companies. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, Crain's law reporter Claire Bushey talks about a city ordinance that would impact last-minute schedule changes for workers and employers, and about a conversation she recently had with a local pot dealer about the future of his business once recreational marijuana is legalized in Illinois. Plus: Chicago's federal court gets its first female chief judge; Boeing outsourced 737 Max software to $9-an-hour engineers; Reyes Holdings is selling a unit for $2 billion; a New Jersey developer bets he can turn the former AT&T headquarters in Hoffman Estates into a thriving "metroburb," and an HHS audit found Illinois owes the feds $4 million for Medicaid drugs. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for host Amy Guth and Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin to have their (often slightly irreverent) weekly discussion about the local market. Plus: Boeing's 737 Max fix is delayed after the FAA finds potential risk, the Supreme Court blocks a citizenship question on the 2020 census for now, America's biggest milk processor is trading under a buck, Lightfoot cancels a $1.4 billion city credit line and an old Zenith factory will be transformed into a $25 million food incubator. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Mental health and life balance is vital in the C-suite. Clinical psychologist Dr. John Duffy tells us why. Plus: Walgreens offers a way to dispose of drugs at all its stores; why a local university has opened a food pantry for students; a server at a high-end cocktail bar gets suspended after an incident with Eric Trump; LinkedIn alum Mike Gamson becomes CEO at Relativity, and Chicago's Alinea lands on a list of the world's best restaurants. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, host Amy Guth talks with Teddy Heidt, founder and CEO of The Gauge Collective, about guarding against brand missteps in social content for LGBTQ+ community messaging and how brands can approach meaningful engagement all year. Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a now-defunct Illinois health insurer, AbbVie is buying Botox-maker Allergan for $63 billion, Cameo lands $50 million in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins, California investor Stanton Road Capital is buying a Michigan Avenue office building and Chicago is no longer one of the weakest major city housing markets anymore. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Each month in the year ahead, Crain's will explore a policy issue that impacts Chicago business. Today, Crain's Publisher and Executive Editor Jim Kirk joins the podcast to discuss the Forum project, and the inaugural topic: Illinois' pensions crisis. Plus: Ex-Grace chef Curtis Duffy is returning with a Fulton Market restaurant; the National Safety Council gives scooter safety tips; Elgin's Grand Victoria owner Eldorado Resorts is buying Caesars; the largest legal aid group in Chicago adopts a new name, and farm flooding starts to seep into America's fragile rural economy. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, a weekly look at the local real estate market with Crain's Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin that includes a $45,000-per-month rental, the "Empire" mansion and a project to save historic beachfront homes in Indiana Dunes National Park. Plus: New details on where Chicago property taxes are about to soar, Mayor Lightfoot taps Mellody Hobson to run the World Business Chicago board, IlliniCare Health announces plans to improve access to mental health care, Chicago makes gains in higher ed spending and feds probe Trump Tower lender Deutsche Bank over money laundering. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Today, a conversation with Crain's commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker about two new projects proposed in Fulton Market, the shifting nature of workspaces—and scooters. Plus: Boeing's latest concern in returning the 737 Max to the air is pilots' physical strength; Walgreens will offer free HIV testing; Advocate Aurora plans a $40 million Lakeview center; a new LGBTQ group aims to ease coming out in finance, and we take a look at why brisket is more expensive than ever. Find host @AmyGuth, on Twitter and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.

Today on Crain’s Daily Gist, U.S. News & World Report ranked two Illinois hospitals among the top children’s hospitals in the nation. Host Amy Guth talks with Crain’s Chicago Business health care reporter Stephanie Goldberg for insight. Plus: A big 737 Max order hands Boeing a lifeline, The Wieners Circle is staying put in Lincoln Park, WeWork hits 1 million square feet in Chicago, a report highlights rising “despair” death rates and Fifth Third Bank is closing 44 local branches in July. Find @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Podcast host Amy Guth and Crain's reporter Claire Bushey discuss the economic clues we can decipher from the freight industry, especially in Chicago. Plus: Boeing considers dropping the "Max," Target says there was no data breach in the weekend register glitch, Byron Trott's BDT buys a majority stake in Whataburger, Baxter plans new products in a bid to rekindle sales growth, and Exelon's status as renewable power force teeters. Follow Amy Guth on Twitter @AmyGuth, and continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.