A rundown of the morning’s hottest headlines, from the editors of Grid.
1 Triple TIF
The city is tapping three South Side TIF districts to help build a huge new factory in Pullman. Method Products expects to bring 90 new jobs to the city, which will pony up $8.1 million of the $39 million development costs. [Sun-Times]
2 McWings
Just in time for weight-gaining season, McDonald’s will introduce bone-in chicken wings Sept. 9. [Bloomberg]
3 Contemporary cruise-ship chic
The new Out Hotel in Boystown will feature a contemporary design with lots of straight lines, a design by Chicago architect Jackie Koo and a “cruise ship” atmosphere. [Grid]
4 Scary safe
Chicago Public Schools’ so-called safe-passage routes to consolidated public schools were plagued with shootings and other violence last school year, a Sun-Times investigation shows. [Sun-Times]
5 Hawk rising
Sources tell CNBC that inflation hawk Larry Summers, formerly secretary of the treasury and president of Harvard, will likely be the next Federal Reserve chairman. [CNBC]
6 Big hire at Grosvenor
Mayor Emanuel’s former big-data guru, Brett Goldstein, is going to work for Mayor Emanuel’s current big-business guru, Michael Sacks. [Crain’s]
7 Hospital layoffs
Bracing for health care reform, NorthShore University Health Systems is laying off 130 employees. [Crain’s]
8 Behave yourself back there
Your Uber driver is judging you. [Business Insider]
