Chicago Fares Poorly in National Real-Estate News

By Dennis Rodkin

If your Twitter feed is anything like mine, it seemed to be in two moods on Tuesday morning. Shortly after the release of the latest monthly data from the S&P/Case Shiller Index, the tweeting started—“Home Prices Continue to Rise: Housing is Now Economic ‘Bright Spot’” was the tone of the national news... Read more

Rodkin on Whether or Not to Remodel When Time is Short

Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Lynn asks if she should sell her elderly mother’s house as is, or if she should remodel the dated kitchen and baths. She worries about making a profit and the clock is ticking. Read more

Taki Watches Nicollet Watch

By Carly Boers

Time to get happy. Read more

Ray LaHood Leaving Obama's Cabinet and 'Hoping the Phone Starts Ringing'

By Carol Felsenthal

The outgoing Department of Transportation secretary talks about his legacy, his best friends in government (Rahm and Joe Biden), and his relationship with the President ("bipartisanship is in his blood"). Read more

‘American Pickers’ Reality Star Opens Bucktown Boutique

By Lynn Okura Bey

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Earlier this month, Danielle Colby—whom you may have caught on the History Channel’s antiquing reality show, American Pickers—swung open the doors to her new Wicker Park boutique, 4 Miles 2 Memphis... Read more

Sandburg’s Newly Discovered “Revolver” Continues His Lincoln Fascination

By Geoffrey Johnson

The new work by the acclaimed writer, discovered by a former professor at the University of Illinois, could reflect Sandburg’s concerns about Lincoln’s murder. Read more

Urban Wood Goods

By Alice Oglethorpe

Treat yourself to a custom piece with a story behind it. Read more

What to Do This Weekend: Spot Birds of Prey in Chester, Illinois

By Catey Sullivan

If it’s early February, which it will be this weekend, it must be bald eagle-spotting time in Southern Illinois... Read more

The Geography of Chicago Home Loans

By Whet Moser

A map of owner-occupied home loans in Chicago for 2011 shows familiar patterns: high density on the north and northwest sides of the city, a desert of new home loans on the south and west sides. Read more

Riccardo Muti: The Jake Peavy of the Classical World

By Graham Meyer

The music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is rivaling the start record of White Sox pitcher Peavy. Read more

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