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Trump has said he would stay in the race if he is indicted. Trump, meanwhile, is making a forward-looking pitch to voters, NBC News’ Allan Smith and Jonathan Allen report. And the Washington Post reports Friday that prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have obtained a report commissioned by Trump’s campaign that undercut his falsehoods about the election. Santos mulls re-election: New York GOP Rep. George Santos told the Associated Press he is a “maybe” on running for re-election. Sparks fly in the Windy city: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson in Chicago’s mayoral race on Thursday.

☆ In this volatile housing market, here's how to know when the bottom is in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

"People for the most part have come to terms with interest rates." No return of 2008, or 3% mortgage rate The biggest reason why housing prices aren't plunging like they did after 2008? At current levels, the Housing Affordability Index says the median buyer can afford the median U.S. home — but barely. Having seen 6 percent interest rates when she bought her first place in 2007, she's not daunted by today's rates, she said. "People have wrapped their heads around where interest rates are, and they have adapted," Fisher said.

☆ Silicon Valley layoffs are a boon for tech-hungry farm equipment makers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Bianca Flowers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The executives said the newly available tech talent could inject much-needed expertise into farm equipment manufacturing, helping to transform the industry through the use of more artificial intelligence and automation. Detroit automakers are also hiring tech workers to meet the growing software needs of vehicles, auto executives have said. REMOTE-CONTROLLEDDeere's main rival, Irving, Texas-based Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.N), is also making a big push to recruit tech talent. "Companies really need to jump into action," said Michael Solomon, co-founder at 10x Management, a compensation negotiation agency for senior tech talent. The amenities aim to attract tech workers.

☆ Is It Too Late to Save Chicago From Progressive Misrule?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Collin Levy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Windy City is in unusually bad shape. Crime is up but the statistics don’t capture Chicagoans’ true concern about the collapse of public order. Taxes are high, pensions are underfunded, businesses are leaving, and unions are gaining unprecedented power in a city they already dominate. One candidate wants a tax on the suburbs; another proposes a “public bank.” But the issue that really matters is crime. Voters want to know: Is anyone here going to save the city from its slow-motion demise?

☆ Salesforce dimmed the lights of its Chicago office tower logo after residents complained they were too bright
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Salesforce dimmed the brightness of a logo on its new Chicago office building at the request of an alderman. Salesforce is scheduled to move into the 500,000-square-foot office space in Chicago this year. In early January, Salesforce — which is set to move into a nearly 60-story office space in Chicago later this year— crowned its Midwest headquarters with a bright fluorescent logo. According to Block Club Chicago's report, Brendan Reilly, alderman of Chicago's 42nd Ward, asked Salesforce to tone down the brightness. The adjustment took effect on Wednesday, with Salesforce also consenting to turning off the lights at 11pm every night, Reilly's office told Block Club Chicago.

☆ In Chicago, a South American Bird Scratches Out a Hardscrabble Home
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CHICAGO—The first time John Viramontes saw monk parakeets in the wild, they were far from their native home in South America, feeding in a trash-strewn patch of grass beneath an elevated freeway that towers over industrial riverfront and abandoned steel mills on the city’s far south side. The non-native birds have become an unlikely fixture in the urban landscape of the Windy City, where large numbers of the striking green-and-gray parakeets live year-round.

☆ 4 remote workers who've secretly worked from abroad without their employers knowing describe how they keep up the charade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider spoke with four remote workers who traveled abroad without their employers' knowledge. This is so terrible," the marketing specialist replied. He's one of four remote workers interviewed by Insider who have secretly worked abroad without their employers' permission. The marketing specialist said these two best practices helped him maintain the ruse — during which, he says, he earned a pay bump and a promotion. "My general philosophy is it shouldn't matter where I'm working," he told Insider on a video call from Spain.

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