Plus: CTA in settlement talks with feds in Red Line Extension lawsuit • As downtown Chicago reinvents itself, demand is high for luxury apartment complexes as building costs rise
Working Lunch Monday, October 5, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A top cryptocurrency campaign organization is unveiling a bipartisan list of House members that it will support in the November midterms, as one of the biggest-spending interest groups looks to flex its muscles after a mixed legislative year in Congress. | | | | | The Chicago Transit Authority is in settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Transportation in a lawsuit over federal funding for the agency’s Red Line Extension project. | | | | | As downtown Chicago continues its transformation from a business-focused district into a mixed-use neighborhood with grocery stores, parks and coffee shops, there is huge demand for luxury rentals. | | | | | Industry experts say Chicagoans are setting up laptops in spaces that double as climbing gyms and dog parks, trading subsidized parking for culinary classes and on-site podcast studios. | | | | | With the team headed to the AL Division Series this weekend, stores across Chicago are experiencing an unprecedented demand for Sox swag. | | | | | President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. | | | | | A new Chuck E. Cheese concept swapping arcade games for indoor playground equipment will open in south suburban Crestwood next year. | | | | | The puck-shaped capsules come eight to a box, and most varieties will cost $1.37 each — comparable to one of the company’s traditional K-Cup pods. | | | |