Wintrust Business Lunch 6/13/25: Market dip after Israel attack, commercial real estate outlook, Prime Meats by Lettuce

Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on the U.S. economy, when the Fed will likely cut interest rates, why the market is still holding up despite all of the uncertainty, what is going to happen with tariffs and President Trump’s tax bill, where he sees opportunities in the market, and what he’s telling his clients right now.

Segment 2: Robert Sevim, President of the Chicago region of Savills, joins John Williams the outlook for the commercial real estate market in Chicago. What is the current state of the office leasing market? What’s the latest on return to office mandates? What can we expect from the market through the end of the year. Robert breaks it all down.

Segment 3: Kelly Clancy, Managing Partner, Lettuce Entertain You, joins John Williams to talk about the launch of Prime Meats by Lettuce!