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The episode discusses the ongoing stadium negotiations for the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Stars, along with other local economic issues.

Mayor Brandon Johnson took the fight to keep the Bears in the city to Springfield just as talks for a Chicago Stars stadium start to heat up. Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence discusses with host Amy Guth. Plus: Lincoln Yards TIF deal terminated as Foundry Park infrastructure questions loom, some CEOs warn consumers are "running out of money" and cutting back, U.S. appeals court sends back Illinois swipe fee law after federal regulators intervene and South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more pharmacy deserts.

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