Chicago, IL

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Bob Sirott, to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the day when Ferris Bueller decided to fake sick, Princess Diana’s visit to Chicago, and the first Chicago Blues Fest.

This Week in Chicago History: Chicago Blues Fest, Princess Diana, and Ferris Bueller

Texas State

Oak Brook, IL

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Oak Brook-based Treehouse Foods is buying a Texas coffee facility and coffee shipping business. Crain’s reports it’s a $100 million deal that’ll allow Treehouse to capture more profit in the supply chain. The company is buying Farmer Brothers, the coffee roaster and wholesaler that provides Treehouse with bulk ground coffee used in single-serve pods and ready-to-drink beverages. Treehouse will retain about 180 Farmer Brothers employees. Treehouse is the largest manufacturer of private label food products in North America.

Wintrust Business Minute: Oak Brook-based Treehouse Foods buys Texas coffee facility and shipping business

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about his now viral video and the controversy that ensued after he tried to purchase an iced decaf coffee. David also breaks down the current landscape of buying and selling real estate as limited inventory is keeping home prices high.

David Hochberg: Not going to see a retraction in home prices anytime soon

BONUS PODCAST: This bonus podcast was taped live at the Up Comedy Club at The Second City. Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Learning & Applied Improvisation at Second City Works, hosts a podcast taping with a stellar panel of guests to look at how comedy is an effective tool in the struggle for human rights. Presented by the MacArthur Foundation, Pillars Fund and The Second City.

BONUS PODCAST: Getting to Yes, And… | Yasmin Elhady, Crystal Echo Hawk, Caty Borum – ‘Comedy’s Serious Role in Human Rights’

Evanston, IL

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Another Chicago-area Starbucks has unionized. It’s the 18th store in Illinois to a vote affirmatively for collective bargaining. The newest store to unionize is the Evanston Starbucks at 1734 Sherman Avenue. Workers selected Starbucks Workers United with a vote of 12-4. It’s the second Starbucks in Evanston to unionize. 300 Starbucks stores have voted in favor of collective bargaining nationwide.

Wintrust Business Minute: Evanston Starbucks is 18th in Illinois to unionize

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Bob Sirott, to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on:. What’s Up With All The White Fluff? Why Cottonwood Trees Are Seeding Like Crazy This Year: These types of...

Extremely Local News: It’s not snowing in Chicago – it’s cottonwood trees

Illinois State

Naperville, IL

Three college kids wanted healthier fast food, so they drew up a business plan. Sixteen years later, Sweetgreen is a $1.2 billion salad chain and it's turning over new leaves in Naperville with a robotic salad machine. In 2007, Georgetown University students had two choices of food: fresh, slow, and...

Hundreds wait in line for a …. salad

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:. Vienna Beef Reopening Restaurant, Corporate Headquarters At Former Bucktown Factory: “Vienna Beef Plaza” will include offices for the hot dog brand...

Extremely Local News: Vienna Beef returning to Bucktown

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and WGN Radio investigative reporter and longtime journalist Anna Davlantes! This week, the Rascals talk about Mayor Brandon Johnson saying, “If you don’t live in the city of Chicago, you don’t have a right to talk about the city of Chicago.” Do the Rascals think this is the right tone for the mayor to be taking? Mike Pence and Chris Christie are running for the GOP nomination for president. Do more candidates in the field favor Donald Trump? It was announced on Tuesday that the PGA Tour would merge with LIV Golf. What do the Rascals think of the merger? A congressional subcommittee began debating the merits of proposed legislation to make AM receivers standard equipment in all new vehicles. Is this proposed legislation government overreach? And finally, Apple will stop autocorrecting the F-word. And have you noticed how often that word is used on TV shows?

The Mincing Rascals 6.7.23: GOP presidential candidates, LIV/PGA merger, AM Radio

Gurnee, IL

Chris Jacques, a large carnivore expert with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, joins Lisa Dent to explain why black bear sightings like the one in Gurnee, IL are becoming more frequent. Chris also explains why you should not engage with the animal if you happen to see one.

The reason black bear sightings in Illinois are increasing

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NewsBreak

Home Sweet Home Chicago (03/25/23) – David Hochberg with IRS Tax Attorney Steven A. Leahy, Dave Schlueter Law Office of David R. Schlueter, and Huuso Bio’s Tim Reifsteck

We started off this week’s show by chatting with IRS Tax Attorney Steven A. Leahy to talk about tax filing deadlines for businesses and individuals. Next,...

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Home Sweet Home Chicago (03/25/23) – David Hochberg with IRS Tax Attorney Steven A. Leahy, Dave Schlueter Law Office of David R. Schlueter, and Huuso Bio’s Tim Reifsteck

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