Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Jessica from Streeterville asks for a forecast of the 2012 Real Estate Market. Read more
The top story of February was probably the biggest yet least surprising story of 2011: a former Daley fundraiser officially becomes Da Mare-elect, and faces a lot of problems left over from Da Mare. Read more
The very end of January brought an epic snowstorm, two of the year's best photographs, and memories of the blizzard that ended Michael Bilandic's hold on the mayor's office. Read more
A highlight reel of the Bulls' star and reigning MVP shows his quickness, his court vision, and the ups that allow him to operate above the rim. Read more
List Price: $1,699,500 Sale Price: $1,550,000 The Property: A now-retired executive who joined the banking superstar Jamie Dimon in Chicago has now followed his old boss’s lead in another way: selling his home at about half what he’d been asking for it... Read more
When Charles Dickens toured America for the last time, he gave Chicago the cold shoulder, as well as his widowed Chicago sister-and-law. The local press attacked him as a Scrooge and a hypocrite, but the real story was a sad and complex one closer to Bleak House than A Christmas Carol. Read more
Ron Paul is getting the attention his fervent supporters believe he deserves... but not the coverage. When he was publishing his now-infamous newsletters, was the GOP candidate a racist, opportunist, or just clueless? Read more
