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money
  • by david hall
Federal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year

The Fed’s latest projections are by no means fixed in time. The policymakers frequently revise their plans for rate cuts — or hikes — depending on how economic growth and inflation evolve over time.

transportation
  • by david hall
CTA service will return to pre-pandemic levels by end of year, chief Dorval Carter predicts

The Chicago Transit Authority recorded an average of 1 million weekday riders in May, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated ridership.

israel-hamas-war
  • by david hall
Students walk out of Northwestern commencement, protesting Israel-Hamas war

Graduates marched out of the United Center and held a ceremony outside for students killed in Gaza, saying the university was complicit in the war. Counterprotesters called those statements antisemitic.

consumer-affairs
  • by david hall
Fruit, veggies at Chicago-area farmers markets could be hurt due to cold snaps this spring

The wild temperature swings might affect supplies in particular of apples, peaches and nectarines as well as other summer produce, farmers say.