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Today on Crain’s Daily Gist, host Amy Guth talks with Crain's Chicago Business commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker about the latest in the downtown development boom. Plus: Melrose Park's Westlake Hospital suddenly suspends service, Chicago venture capital funding slows to the lowest level in two years, rehab hospital AbilityLab is set to test a $6 million tool to measure patients' progress, the CSO strike continues as musicians reject management's "last, best and final" offer, and no ComEd rate increase is expected for the second straight year as the utility petitions Springfield for a 10-year extension of its rate-setting deal. Follow host Amy Guth on Twitter at @AmyGuth, or continue the conversation with #CrainsDailyGist.