Plus: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon retraces Chicago roots at Economic Club, renovated Chase Tower tour • Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois housing plan likely waits but Bears stadium and data center bills alive͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Working Lunch Friday, October 16, 2026 | | |
| | | | | This Halloween, McDonald’s Boo Buckets have a new theme: Disney villains. | | | | | Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, addressed the Economic Club of Chicago Wednesday, returning to the city that helped create what would become the nation’s largest bank – and its most influential banker. | | | | | Gov. JB Pritzker said his plan to allow multifamily homes on single-family lots probably won’t pass in the fall veto session, though Bears stadium and data center legislation remain in play. He also weighed in on Medicare for All. | | | | | The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a settlement Thursday between Nicor Gas and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office, which reduced the utility’s proposed rate increase to about $82 million. | | | | | The Chicago plaintiffs allege that delivery robots scan and store recordings of people’s faces and hands, using them to train AI models and distributing to OpenAI and other third parties. | | | | | Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the Alberta-based freight railroad, unveiled its Holiday Train itinerary this week, including three stops in Chicagoland. | | | | | Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself up in the air. But drivers shouldn’t expect to take it for a spin anytime soon. | | | | | Stocks on Wall Street are off to a mixed start Friday morning as another pullback in big technology companies weighs on the market. | | | |