Morning 10

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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1. Here's how Fritz Kaegi feels about the Mag Mile

Newly released data shows the Cook County Assessor is bullish on Boul Mich hotels and takes a relatively rosy view of retail and office space on the corridor.

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2. What the business community thinks about Trump's tariff plan

Donald Trump reiterated his support of tariffs on imported goods at a recent Chicago event — and local manufacturers and business groups are divided.

3. City to end migrant shelter system by end of year

Mayor Brandon Johnson said the ad-hoc shelter system created to house a wave of migrants sent to Chicago will wind down, but the city's existing homeless shelter system will be more than doubled.

4. More homeowners may remodel rather than fight housing market’s triple hurdles

The confluence of higher interest rates, rising home prices and a tight inventory of homes to buy may lead to an increase in remodeling, a forecast out of Harvard University says.

5. Charter school supporters and CTU rivalry heats up ahead of school board elections

Both sides are putting up lots of dollars to influence the future of Chicago Public Schools.

6. Pam Zekman, veteran investigative reporter, sells longtime home in Buena Park

Zekman and her late husband and fellow reporter Rick Soll bought the house in the mid-1980s. It sold for $1.5 million.

7. Harris hits Trump over minimum wage after McDonald's stop

She criticized him for sidestepping a question about whether he would back increasing the minimum wage, a day after the former president held a campaign stop at a McDonald’s restaurant.

8. Stressed Starbucks baristas decry 'skeleton' crews in test for new CEO

A previously undisclosed internal survey shows just how big of a problem employee shortages pose to worker morale.

9. Walgreens' rocky road amid new CEO's vision: Crain's Daily Gist podcast

Walgreens is closing stores and bleeding cash. Crain’s health care reporter Katherine Davis talks about the Deerfield-based company's current plans with host Amy Guth.