Plus: Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health announce plans to merge • Chicago Media Report: Mike Ditka made The Score the talk of the town — and Schwinn hits Chicago film fest
Working Lunch Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | | |
| | | | | U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections. | | | | | A union between Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health would create one of the largest health systems in Illinois. | | | | | The latest Chicago Media Report tackles Mike Ditka’s impact on The Score, a morning show host exit at WBEZ, the latest radio station rankings and more. | | | | | Without more batteries, Illinois will be more reliant on imports from other states and more likely to delay natural gas power plant closures. | | | | | A property anchored by a Walgreens drugstore in downtown Naperville and previously floated as an opportunity for new mixed-use retail and residential development has a new owner. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday again argued large corporations must pay more taxes to help Chicago balance its books. | | | | | A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets built and where for “standing in the way” of making housing more affordable | | | | | The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027. | | | |