04/01/21: Home prices soar, but Chicago still lags big cities

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Chicago-area home values were up 8.9 percent in January, the biggest increase since April 2014. Reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to dive into the numbers and virtually tour the most interesting homes on the market. Plus: Illinois won’t reopen further due to rising COVID rates; with $847 million raised, Obama Center groundbreaking set for mid-fall; Bob Mariano has a new grocery and restaurant idea with some big names behind it; and an Uptown initiative aims to help Asian American businesses.