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On today’s edition of The Closing Bell: Crain’s Danny Ecker joins Bret Gogoel to discuss how warehouse development and demand match up in 2023. Kim Gordon sits down with the Lyric Opera’s Brad Dunn to discuss SoundShirts and how they are making the Lyric’s programming more accessible to those who ar
The central core of the Loop is losing its mojo as office tenants decamp for the gleaming office towers of Wacker Drive and beyond. So what's to become of the financial district? The mayor should coordinate a plan.
POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 04/30/2021 08:18 AM EDT TGIF, Illinois. I’m making pastitsio and dyeing red eggs this weekend. Happy Easter to all who celebrate. TOP TALKER Bruce Rauner, photographed during the 2018 gubernatorial campaign, looks back on his embattled ti...
James R. Thompson Center Rethinking what to do with the James R. Thompson Center in the heart of the Loop was always going to be a challenge. Was it possible to refurbish the deteriorating structure in need of at least $325 million in deferred maintenance and preserve a massive atrium that's prohibitively expensive to heat and cool? Or would it be better to tear the whole thing down—the objections of its star architect, Helmut Jahn, and his fans notwithstanding—and erect something entirely new in its place? And, if so, what should that be? Those questions have swirled around the Thompson ...
HARRIS to visit Chicago — KICK-START for Illinois — RAY LaHOOD’s error of omission Presented by Uber Driver Stories Happy Thursday, Illinois. Watch for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Doctors Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Chicago on Tuesday for a quick trip to address vaccine equity with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Chicago’s mayor invited Harris to showcase the city’s work in getting shots in arms, especially within the city’s Black and Latino communities, a spokeswoman for Lightfoot told Playbook. In a tweet, the mayor said she was “excited to welcome @VP” Harris to Chic...