People shopping for a Chicago-area home this summer have about one-third the inventory to choose from that they would have had in 2019, the last summer before the pandemic and its aftermath warped the market.
Airport lounge crowds and confusion infuriate high-spending flyers
The post-pandemic travel boom, combined with rising demand for premium credit cards and luxury experiences, has been hugely profitable for airlines but also hugely frustrating for many of their highest-frequency customers.
A City That Works: Renters would pay the price for Johnson’s protection plan
Chicago’s proposed renter ordinance adds protections but also costs that could mean higher rents, fewer units and tougher tenant screening.
Illinois donors crack nation’s top 50 political givers
Several donors with Illinois ties contributed nearly $180 million this election cycle, according to a Washington Post analysis led by Dick and Liz Uihlein.
Locals put dibs on new houses in Elk Grove Village lottery
At an Elk Grove Village banquet hall, local residents got early access to the town's first new subdivision in the 21st Century. Ten put down contracts.
Chicago’s first new medical school in a century opens to bridge mental, physical health gap
The school, referred to as IllinoisCOM, is designed to address a nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, expose med students to working underserved communities and to treat patients’ mental and physical health as an interconnected whole.
Feds subpoena Chicago law firms in Trump’s fight with ABA
The White House is looking for information about law firm decisions regarding executive orders while fighting subpoenas about internal communications.
Canadian cryogenics company coming to South Side quantum park
A Canadian manufacturer of cryogenic equipment that’s crucial to quantum computing is coming to The Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park on the South Side.
