Wintrust Business Lunch 5/7/25: Tariff impact, Fed decision, Mother’s Day treats

Wintrust Business Lunch

Segment 1: Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the Fed’s interest rate decision, the impact of tariff policy on the economy, the nation running up its credit card debt, the latest on Social Security clawbacks, the Trump administration garnishing wages of 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers this summer, and why you should be in the market if you are in for the long haul.

Segment 2: John and Jill Manchester, co-owners, Windy City Sweets, join John Williams to talk about their shop, the products they are most known for, what makes Windy City Sweets so special, if they have been impacted by tariffs, how business has been going, the support they have received from the neighborhood, and the exciting items they have on sale just for Mother’s Day (including ‘face on a cookie’)!

Segment 3: Timoleon Letsos, Executive Chef, Offshore, joins John to talk about the great view from the rooftop at Offshore, the great food and drink on the menu, the special Mother’s Day brunch this weekend!

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