NBC’s big Olympics bet looks smarter as Milan audience up 94% from Beijing • EU says US must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs
Working Lunch Monday, February 23, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie plans to spend $380 million building two new manufacturing facilities in North Chicago – a rare example of a project that’s in line with initiatives by the administrations of Gov. JB Pritzker and President Donald Trump. | | | | | According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, NBC averaged 24 million viewers across its prime afternoon coverage (2-5 p.m. EST) and Primetime in Milan (8-11 p.m. EST and PST) through Friday. | | | | | The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs. | | | | | President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s raising the global tariff rate to 15%, up from the 10% he had announced after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports. | | | | | The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown. | | | | | Here’s what to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field. | | | | | A pre-apprenticeship program at Bethel Family Resource Center in Chicago Heights offers an introduction to employment in 25 trades. | | | | | JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. | | | |