Today in Chicago History: First drive-in bank in the United States opens on LaSalle Street • Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined
Working Lunch Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | | |
| | | | | The Women Preferences feature will allow women riders to request women drivers and vice versa. Teens of both genders will also be able to request women drivers. | | | | | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. | | | | | Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. | | | | | The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy. | | | | | Duffy’s comments came the week after the FAA ordered U.S. airlines to cut flights to maintain safety as the federal government shutdown dragged on. | | | | | The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. | | | | | President Donald Trump is claiming his tariffs can finance a windfall for American families and is promising a generous tariff dividend. | | | | | Southwest Side Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez stopped Gov. JB Pritzker after a Veteran’s Day ceremony in Little Village, demanding the governor explain how he would “tax the rich.” | | | |