Mayor facing potential labor fight over budget gap

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1. Brandon Johnson facing potential labor fight as spending cuts set to begin

The mayor has no easy options to raise the revenue needed to close a $1 billion dollar budget shortfall, but spending cuts won't come without a fight.

2. Kaegi calls for property tax bailout for low-income homeowners

The Cook County assessor is working on a plan to help soften the blow to Chicago-area residents who have been pushed to the financial brink by huge spikes in property tax bills.

3. Long-awaited O'Hare concessions contracts put out for bid

Lucrative deals to operate restaurants, bars and shops will be carved up into smaller packages, new City Hall documents reveal.

4. After data breach, UChicago Medicine consolidates cybersecurity operations

At a time when cybersecurity threats pose a growing risk to hospitals, UChicago is combining the roles of chief of information security and chief privacy officer.

5. The feds are probing big airlines' loyalty programs

In a first, the Department of Transportation wants detailed reports from United, American, Southwest and Delta on programs that have expanded to generate billions for them annually.

More: American Airlines adds Madrid service as it boosts flying from O'Hare

6. Abbott will test whether its 'pacemaker' for the brain can treat depression

For people with treatment-resistant depression, traditional medicines and therapy have failed, but Abbott hopes deep brain stimulation can help.

7. Drought shrivels the Mississippi River, threatening to disrupt shipping

The shrinkage is sending barge rates soaring and could roil shipments of everything from corn to gasoline.

8. Heinz made ketchup sprinkles, the most Dutch gag product ever

Kraft Heinz tries a new tact to convert Hollanders from putting mayonnaise on their fries.

9. Secure your spot to hear about LaSalle Street and the new Loop

Don't miss the opportunity to hear a discussion among key downtown stakeholders and officials about the path forward for the city's commercial core. Register by Oct. 15.