Total multifamily sales volume in Chicago’s suburbs surged 56.9% year-over-year in Q1 2026.
Year: 2026
Americans Are Feeling Inflation’s Pinch Into the Holiday Weekend — Where Prices Are Rising
A breakdown of which consumer categories are seeing the steepest price increases ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Chicago Bike Lanes Spark Growing Political Fight Over City Streets
Street redesign projects meant to improve safety are becoming flash points in debates over transportation and neighborhood identity.
Ro Khanna Is Taking His Economic Message on the Road
Democratic congressman Ro Khanna is building a national economic populist platform ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run.
Mayors Are Pushing Back: Illinois’s Affordable Housing Planning Act Faces City-Level Resistance
Local mayors challenge state bills designed to boost housing construction amid ongoing affordability crisis in Illinois.
Low and Falling Fertility Means Social Security’s Funding Problems Are Worse Than Expected
Opinion piece argues declining US birth rates will accelerate Social Security insolvency faster than current projections.
Illinois Plans Tax Break for Billionaires and the Chicago Bears — Everyone Else Could Pay More
Analysis of a proposed Illinois stadium bill that would benefit Pritzker and the Bears while shifting tax burdens.
Reshoring’s Chicago Test: Why Manufacturers Keep Choosing the Region
Chicago posted nearly 10 million square feet of new industrial leasing in Q1 2026 as manufacturing reshoring accelerates.
How America’s Adversaries Have Learned to Outlast the U.S.
Opinion piece examining how rivals like China and Russia have adopted strategies of strategic patience against U.S. foreign policy.
Wall Street Wants the Iran War to End — But It’s Also the Reason Why It Isn’t Ending
Analysts explain the paradox of financial markets benefiting from oil price volatility driven by the US-Iran conflict.