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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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1. City Hall may have disqualified itself from getting millions in federal housing dollars

Because of a lawsuit over affordable housing for people with disabilities that it's been fighting since 2018, Chicago may not be eligible for $7 million in new federal dollars it applied for.

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2. Greyhound staying put at West Loop station — for now

The carrier was set to be evicted this weekend as the owner of the Harrison Street property weighed handing off the site for redevelopment.

3. Former biz affairs chief created hostile work environment, watchdog alleges

The inspector general details a probe into workplace allegations against a former "high-ranking official" at City Hall. Crain's has confirmed the identity of the official.

4. United rebounds from price-cut pressure, authorizes $1.5B share buyback

The big stock repurchase is the company’s first since the pandemic brought air travel to a near standstill in 2020.

5. Trump says Deere dropped plans for a Mexico plant. Deere says nope.

The former president and current GOP nominee told the Economic Club of Chicago that the Moline manufacturer changed course in response to his threats.

6. Johnson-CPS drama has credit assessors on alert

The abrupt changeover in leadership at the Chicago Board of Education has caught Moody’s attention.

7. Hospitals feeling supply crunch: Crain's Daily Gist podcast

Crain’s health care reporters Katherine Davis and Jon Asplund talk with host Amy Guth about how Chicago-area hospitals are coping with dwindling supply levels of IV fluid.

8. Fact-checking Trump's assertions on tariffs to debt, inflation to Jan. 6

The former president and GOP nominee outlined his vision for using tariffs as a stick to influence corporate behavior, his view of the role of the Federal Reserve and how immigrants are affecting local economies.

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