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Ted joined Ray and Nick to talk about why big companies are reticent to invest big money in Chicago, mainly due to a widening pension shortfall and inability to preserve public safety.
All told, researchers found some 530,000 migrants now reside in Illinois as the state has maintained its sanctuary state status and the burden on taxpayers has continued to swell.
The share of available office space downtown rose during the final three months of 2024 to 26.3%, marking the 10th consecutive quarter that the vacancy rate hit an all-time high, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE. The sobering metric for building owners is up from 23.8% at the end of 2023 and 13.8% when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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