Money in Chicago news on Thursday, October 15, 2026
In Money in Chicago on Thursday, October 15, 2026: Social Security gets 3.6% COLA raise; inflation hits 3.7%. Also: Social Security recipients get a 3.6% cost-of-living increase, averaging $75 more a month; U.S. inflation worsened last month to 3.7%, PBS reports, as midterm elections approach.
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- Social Security recipients get a 3.6% cost-of-living increase, averaging $75 more a month.Chicago Sun-Times
- U.S. inflation worsened last month to 3.7%, PBS reports, as midterm elections approach.PBS
- Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health plan to merge.Chicago Tribune
- A report says Chicago needs simpler zoning and less local gridlock to close its housing deficit.The Real Deal
- The Chicago Bears have resumed talks about a stadium in Illinois, StadiumDB reports.StadiumDB.com
- Crain's opinion piece says Chicago's labor market is cooling, but its talent challenge is not.Crain's Chicago Business
- The Saint Sabina food pantry marks two years as demand for assistance grows in Chicago.ABC7 Chicago
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