Melissa Harris
Harris: Futuristic inventions Illinois scientists are working on today - December 15, 2013 - Philip Laible, Argonne National Laboratory: endurance bioenergy reactor. An endurance bioenergy reactor. Huh?
Rex Huppke
A sincere message for the jobless among us - December 14, 2013 - It appears that on Dec. 28, barring unexpected political action that would amount to a true Christmas miracle, 1.3 million jobless Americans will stop receiving unemployment benefits.
Gregory Karp
A year's worth of financial wisdom - December 23, 2013 - Credit reports, taking away the checkbook from grandma and the No. 1 supermarket shopping tip you need to know.
Gail MarksJarvis
MarksJarvis: Investors won't have to go cold turkey - December 19, 2013 - Even addicts know they can't keep overdosing without doing themselves horrible harm.
Mary Ellen Podmolik
It'll take time to see effect of new mortgage rules - December 20, 2013 - New regulations governing home loans take effect Jan. 10, but it's likely to take a few months to see how much they really alter a prospective borrower's ability to get a mortgage.
Phil Rosenthal
Rosenthal: ADM's decision delivers a lesson in corporate strategy - December 19, 2013 - Any out-of-towner can fall in love with Chicago when it's warm. Commit in December to making it your home and, beyond affection, it's likely you've simply decided this is somewhere you need to be.
Jon Yates
Problem Solver: Deal website still struggling with complaints - December 26, 2013 - Barbara Chandler still hasn't received a promised refund from the online voucher site Wedeal.com.
Howard Dakoff
Prepayment discount on fees violates condo law - December 20, 2013 - Q: Our condominium association board allows unit owners to prepay annual association monthly assessments in one lump sum with a discount of one month's assessments. Meaning, a unit owner may pay 11 months of assessments in January and the incentive is a free month's worth of assessments.
Ilyce Glink & Samuel Tamkin
More on siblings inheriting property - December 28, 2013 - By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
Joyce Lain Kennedy
Guidance on career choice that you can take to heart - December 25, 2013 - DEAR JOYCE: Your quoting of author Michael Korda about achieving success hit home with my 18-year-old son, whom I'm trying to help plan head. Do you have general suggestions about the process of choosing a career for someone his age? -- B.E.F.
Pamela Dittmer McKuen
2013 highlights for Illinois community associations - December 14, 2013 - If your community association's meetings seem to be getting longer, it's not your imagination. Myriad court judgments, legislation and hot topics this year have given boards plenty to talk about and added work to do.
Robert Pagliarini
Why some lottery winners curse their big win - December 3, 2013 - What happens when your "dreams" come true? We're always told to be careful what we wish for, and for Powerball lottery winner "Wild" Willie Seeley and his wife Nancy, this advice couldn't be more true.
Mary Umberger
True tales of neighbors, gators and comics - December 20, 2013 - Real estate isn't all contracts, closings and square footage. A few glimpses of the business at its thoroughly human margins:
Bob Weber
Remote starter: Go to pro - December 13, 2013 - Q: I have a 2012 Subaru Legacy, and I purchased an extended warranty from the dealer. I want to put an aftermarket remote starter on this car. Will it affect the warranty? Is there a remote starting unit you recommend?
