Community leaders press Gov. JB Pritzker to help reopen West Suburban and Weiss hospitals • Save-A-Lot closures prompt Mayor Brandon Johnson to call for new grocers at shuttered stores
Working Lunch Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Video gambling operator and former gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner paid $5.2 million to buy a seven-bedroom, 27,000-square-foot mansion in Barrington. | | | | | A group of faith and community leaders are pushing the governor’s office to step in to help reopen Weiss Memorial Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center – as a battle over the hospitals’ futures drags on in court. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said the city hopes to find a new operator for the Yellow Banana stores that closed abruptly over the weekend on Chicago’s South and West sides. | | | | | The 160-year-old maker of household staples is facing declining profits and revenue as it struggles to lure shoppers to its marquee brands such as Cheerios, Gushers and Pillsbury dough. | | | | | Ask yourself “what if” on all your economic assumptions. The real question is “what if something goes wrong.” It’s not something most people want to think about. | | | | | For months, Big Tech has flooded debt markets with mega bonds that were initially snatched up by investors keen to get exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. As demand wanes and bubble concerns mount, those deals are becoming harder and costlier to get over the line. | | | | | This six-bedroom home has five full bathrooms, one half-bathroom, a wraparound porch, oak hardwood flooring and a family room with a wall of custom built-ins. | | | | | As energy prices continue to rise and power outages become more frequent amid extreme weather events, ComEd customers have a new option to help navigate both problems. A giant backyard battery. | | | |