TIF reform, speeding cameras, tax breaks, pension reform, Big Bellies, the money-purchase option, Sears, and more: it's heavy legislative season. Read more
It’s hard to be a glass-half-full person about real estate with five years of declines behind us and at least another year of bleakness in the forecasts. But the third-quarter data released by Zillow this week does show where the bright spots are on the Chicago-area map... Read more
No matter what happens with the Cain accusations, he's not going to win the election: he's doomed because of his political ideas before his private actions. It's a much more interesting story about power than it is about politics. Read more
Kids Welcome Rock Candy (4141 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-883-3000, rockcandysalonandspa.com), a salon and spa primarily for children, is scheduled to open later this month in North Center... Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, in a follow-up question to last week's, a reader named Barry asks if the deficiency in a short sale can be held against both parties on the title if one of them is bankrupt. Read more
Drug use among teens, by race and drug of choice; the continued rise of prescription opiate abuse; no further insight into Emanuel's thoughts on decriminalization; and more. Read more
A Supreme Court case raises fascinating, eerie questions about the reliability of eyewitness testimony and how courts should deal with it. But the answers probably won't be as engaging. Read more
This Thursday, November 10, marks the 36th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the tragedy immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 pop song. In Two Harbors, Minnesota, you can access panoramic views of Lake Gitche-Gami from atop a historic lighthouse... Read more
