Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Stefan from the West Loop asks if the Chicago housing market is out of the woods finally. Read more
The math of school closings is weird: the upfront costs are high, and the savings unpredictable, as districts decide on up-front demolition or long-term maintenance costs. Meanwhile, our underutilized schools have counter-intuitively overcrowded classrooms. Read more
Boutique Bargains
A group of independently owned Lincoln Park boutiques—15 stores in all—are in cahoots this week, teaming up for one giant warehouse sale... Read more
The substantial Finnish community of Hancock in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula celebrates the midpoint of winter this weekend with the annual Heikinpäivä festival... Read more
David Rosen of The Competence Group is a DePaul grad who's worked for Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and the DNC... and this week, as a go-to guy for getting donors into the inauguration's best after-parties. Read more
The President sets Stonewall alongside Selma and the Seneca Falls Convention in a plea for equality in sexual orientation: "for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well." Read more
