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Working Lunch Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. The new owner of St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet plans to suspend inpatient pediatric care at the hospital less than two months after buying St. Joseph and seven
other Illinois hospitals from Ascension — a move that’s drawing criticism from the hospital’s nurses union. Executives at California-based Prime Healthcare sent a letter Monday to the mayor of
Joliet saying the hospital planned to halt pediatric inpatient care, and would start transferring pediatric patients Friday. Meanwhile, Hawthorne — the only horse track in the Chicago area —
is no longer offering over-the-counter betting on the Kentucky Derby or other races at the host track, Churchill Downs, the Tribune has learned. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Top business stories | Real estate | | | | The unit has been averaging less than one patient a day while the need for other services has grown, Prime Healthcare said. | | | | | The track in west suburban Stickney is in a dispute over payments to Churchill Downs, officials said. | | | | | Random House plans to publish a hardcover book in July combining the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, joining a prolific market. | | | | | Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that he expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. | | | | | This comes just days after his statement about wanting to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff. | | | | | Other travel segments also saw a decline in customer satisfaction in the study, including hotels, car rentals, rideshare and online travel agencies. | | | |
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