Episode

Immigration crackdown didn't just hit Chicago's Latino businesses

Podcast: Crain's Daily Gist
Published: Sep 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 1239
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Summary

Research from UIC shows federal immigration enforcement cost Cook County businesses $1.26 billion last year. Crain's reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to break down the numbers. Plus: Bally’s blinks on a $4 million threat in its Chicago gambling fight, consumer watchdogs force settlement reducing Nicor rate hike, the newly formed transportation board has named its chairman, and Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow medical aid in dying.