Summary: 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.
