Wintrust Business Lunch 6/9/25: Top staycations, credit scores drop, clean-tech, Patterned by Nature

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John Williams to talk about why Chicago is a great place for a staycation, and how low credit scores from student loan debt nonpayment has been impacting homebuying.

Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about a Chicago startup that helps disinfect spaces raising $1.6M, A new fund out of the University of Chicago will invest in deep-tech startups, and a Chicago-based investor in climate technology raising $430M.

Segment 3: Jodi Zombolo, Associate Vice President, Visitor Events and Programs, Chicago Botanic Garden, tells John everything you need to know about the new Patterned by Nature installation, which celebrates the universal attraction to patterns! Jodi gives us all the details on what you’ll see!