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Brandon Johnson names housing, emergency management department heads

Dec 28, 2023 | drupal.prod.chicagobusiness.com | Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Mayor Brandon Johnson today named Lissette Castañeda to be commissioner of the Department of Housing and Jose Tirado to be executive director of the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
CEO mishaps of 2023: From topless massages to private flights:

Dec 28, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Jo Constantz |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

A break from inflation, and maybe interest rates, will help many sectors. Tourism and hospitality could get a spark from the Democratic National Convention.
It was a tough year for almost every bank not named JPMorgan

Dec 27, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Hannah Levitt |Max Abelson |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

More than a decade after regulators vowed to tame the risks of too-big-to-fail banks, White House officials were on a call. Why, one attendee asked, was JPMorgan Chase & Co. allowed to buy First Republic Bank that morning in a government-led auction?
Longtime head of Fox News Chicago operations dies at 58

Dec 27, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Corli Jay |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Two more execs heading out the door at Chicago Public MediaThe news comes a week after the announcement that CEO Matt Moog will leave, a move that came the same day that allegations of "a hostile work environment" emerged.
The 11 best beers of the year, chosen by a guy who tasted 879

Dec 26, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Tony Rehagen |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

I know a good beer when I taste one. Palates and personal preferences vary, but for the most part—no matter where you are, who you’re with or what vessel you’re drinking from—good beer finds a way to shine.
Sperry Equities buys Marina City retail space

Dec 22, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Rachel Herzog |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Rachel Herzog is a commercial real estate reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business. She joined Crain’s in 2023 from The Real Deal, where she had covered commercial real estate in Chicago. Before that, Herzog wrote for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, receiving a bachelor’s degree in media and journalism, as well as a separate degree in Hispanic literature and culture.
Hyatt in talks with Trinity Investments to sell Zurich hotel

Dec 22, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Gillian Tan |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Real estate-focused Trinity Investments is in talks to acquire the five-star Park Hyatt Zurich, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Doctors, hospitals, health systems face cuts as Congress takes Christmas off

Dec 21, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Michael McAuliff |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

When Congress went on its winter break before Christmas, it left much of its health care business — along with most of it other responsibilities for 2023 — unfinished, and now faces an intense scramble to get it all done in just weeks.
White House slams Texas governor for flying migrants to Chicago

Dec 21, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Following a month-long trial and four days of deliberations, the 12-person jury handed down its verdict on the former 14th Ward alderman and once-powerful chief of the City Council's Finance Committee.
Aviation-maintenance provider AAR buying rival for $725 million

Dec 21, 2023 | chicagobusiness.com | John Pletz |Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma

Airport volunteers are sharing their 'secret sauce' to help confused travelersWhile the number of older volunteers at O'Hare is dwindling, the number of those between 18 and 20 has steadily increased.