Why is beef so expensive? And can consumers expect lower prices anytime soon? ‘It’s got to get worse before it gets better.’ • Health insurers propose double-digit-percentage price increases for Illinois exchange plans
Working Lunch Friday, July 10, 2026 | | |
| | | | | SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest makers of memory chips, is hitting the U.S. stock market at a time when demand for its chips is outpacing its ability to make them thanks to the frenzy over artificial intelligence. | | | | | The cost of ground beef has already surpassed all-time highs twice this year, and cattle ranchers and beef market experts alike doubt it’ll be the last. | | | | | For 2027, the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proposing an average price increase of 14.9% across its exchange plans. | | | | | Winnetka Village Council advanced plans to ban short-term rentals, like those listed on popular sites like Airbnb and VRBO. | | | | | Enter the oasis. Unlike any other roadside stop in the United States, the over-the-highway pit-stop allowed weary travelers to do all these things and watch the divided highway below. | | | | | Isabella Taylor’s plan to create a YouTube channel to inform young voters about candidates and issues earned a Paul Simon Institute prize. | | | | | Naperville residents’ chance to shop till they drop at what some say is an Asian Target store comes Saturday when TESO Life opens. | | | | | The Chicago Tribune and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, according to a new motion filed Thursday. | | | |