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Working Lunch Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. The possibility of mass deportations and raids by ICE agents has terrified some
of the Chicago area’s roughly 400,000 undocumented immigrants, prompting many to skip work, keep their kids out of school and stay hidden until the promised raids end. Their trepidation deepened Tuesday, when Donald Trump's administration announced it would permit agents to make arrests at schools and churches. And as California smolders in the wake of devastating wildfires that burned 12,000 homes and left billions of dollars in damage, insurance rates are set for another double-digit rise 2,000 miles away in Illinois. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Get news alerts | Top business stories | Real estate | | | | Amid President Trump’s threats of sweeping arrests and mass deportations, undocumented workers in Chicago skipped work to avoid being caught by ICE agents. | | | | | In its filing, the Northbrook-based company said nearly 248,000 customers in Illinois will be affected by the increase next month. | | | | | Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and 75% of its exports go to the United States. | | | | | The indictment accused Anthony Marsico of using confidential information to make an illegal profit of about $607,000 by buying stock in another marijuana company that Verano planned to acquire. | | | | | Last year’s BEDS Plus Soup and Bread fundraiser drew 1,000 people to sample soups, and this year’s event features 23 restaurants. | | | |
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