01/29/25: Restaurants ready themselves for ICE

The threat of the Trump administration’s immigration raids is looming large in Chicago’s dining scene, where immigrants comprise roughly 40% of the workforce. Crain’s restaurants reporter Ally Marotti discusses with host Amy Guth. And Crain’s reporter Jack Grieve talks about the number of immigration-related arrests by ICE in Chicago. Plus: Judge temporarily halts Trump’s federal funding freeze, another leasing win for AT&T's former campus, Banchet Awards winners honor excellence in Chicago's culinary scene and the battle over regulating intoxicating hemp moves to City Hall.

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