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Working Lunch Monday, July 14, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. Rabid Brewing Owner Raiye Rosado said the hardest part about losing a bid in May to move her brewery into the
Homewood-owned space Park Plaza West was the potential loss of collective space for the LGBTQ+ community and other “folks that are othered in some other spaces.” But she said opportunities have popped up for other locations for her business to expand its inclusive outreach. Meanwhile, a growing list
of Chicago suburbs have enacted tougher e-bike regulations due to growing safety concerns. Several communities — including Highland Park, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard — have recently imposed age limits on riders, while Burr Ridge has banned e-scooters from its streets. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Top business stories | Real estate | Transportation | | | | The village chose other companies for Park Plaza West, but Rabid may move within 6 miles of its location in the next year. | | | | | Biking advocates worry about inconsistent rules across the suburban landscape. Some ordinances establish age limits for riders on all e-bikes, while others prohibit them from using paths. | | | | | Illinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit organization focused on health policy. | | | | | Recent 311 call data suggests Chicago might be making headway in reducing the city’s rodent problems. | | | | | Part of a sidewalk near West Jackson Boulevard and South Financial Plaza collapsed Saturday morning, with a service lift standing on top of it falling into the parking garage below. | | | | | The settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averted the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. | | | |
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