The White House's plan includes a lot that will be familiar: an assault weapons ban, limiting clips to 10 rounds, and research into the effects of violent video games and movies. And a lot that's new, including a large mental-health component. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, many readers are asking about the possible changes we should expect when buying a home next year following the new rules recently instituted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read more
Last year, Chris Thompson, a 29-year-old IT consultant based in the south suburbs, told his grandfather, Don Clinkert, he was thinking of getting in on the foreclosure-to-rental investment scene. Clinkert said he’d been considering doing the same... Read more
Research into pedophilia is starting to peel back the layers of why some people are attracted to children. In the meantime, the criminal justice system continues to struggle with how to protect children from a pathology we don't understand. Read more
We don’t know much about Ellis Swan, the mysterious folk-noir musician who's slowly building a following online, but here’s everything we could find. Read more
Acquired Taste Found Vintage Living (1551 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., 312-852-5097, foundvintageliving.com), a new lifestyle store specializing in vintage furniture, barware, lamps, art, and accessories, opened its doors in Andersonville last month... Read more
