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It's time to start thinking about your 2016 tax bill.

10 ways to reduce your 2016 federal income tax bill

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

If you had to bet, would you bet that your taxes will be higher or lower next year? The question is important now, because this is the time when people...

Birgitt Peterson, who was <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-birgitt-peterson-trump-rally-met-0313-20160312-story.html" target="_blank">photographed by a Tribune photographer giving a nazi salute</a> at a canceled Donald Trump rally earlier in the year, holds up a sign outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower while protesters rally across the street the day after Trump won the presidential election, Nov. 9, 2016.

Would you want to live in Chicago’s Trump Tower right now?

June 9, 2018 at 1:11 a.m.

The latest accouterment at Trump International Hotel & Tower, known for its sweeping views, luxury hotel-quality amenities and location just off the Magnificent Mile, isn't a new spa or another...

Redfin real estate agent Alex Haried, right, shows a Greektown apartment to Ryan Phelan, left, on Aug. 30, 2016.

Downtown Chicago rents may start to ease, while condo prices rise, report says

June 9, 2018 at 2:17 a.m.

Renters and condominium owners in downtown Chicago are starting to get some relief from the painful financial pressures inflicted by the 2008 housing bust. Tortured by sharply escalating rents amid...

President-elect Donald Trump leaves a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at right, at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 10, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

What will a Trump presidency mean for your wallet?

May 23, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

Look in your wallet. Do you see IOUs signed by Donald Trump, or did you merely imagine that he plopped them there? Most of the Trump promises made during the...

An image of President-elect Donald Trump appears on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 9, 2016.

4 things investors need to know in the wake of Trump’s upset victory

August 21, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.

You have to wonder how stock market analysts got this so wrong. After all the predictions that the stock market would tank on a Donald Trump presidential victory, the market...

ST GEORGE, UT - NOVEMBER 05: A supporter of U.S. independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin, holds a sign at a rally on November 5, 2016 in St. George, Utah. McMullin held campaign rallies in five small towns throughout southern Utah today. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Stock analysts caution investors after Trump victory

June 9, 2018 at 3:42 a.m.

Stock analysts are warning investors to take a deep breath and fight the inclination to respond if the stock market tests their nerves Wednesday, as America wakes up to Donald...

The building boom keeps coming in Chicago as One Bennett Park is going up at 451 E. Grand Ave. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Nov. 7, 2016, that 33 cranes are busy constructing buildings in downtown Chicago, the largest number since the 2008 recession.

Number of cranes at work in Chicago hits 8-year high

June 9, 2018 at 4:37 a.m.

It's not your imagination. There truly is an extraordinary number of cranes in the air above downtown Chicago. Currently, 33 are busy constructing high-rise buildings, the largest number since the...

Health insurance costs are rising, but premium increases have slowed compared with the 20 percent total rise since 2011.

Workplace benefits of all stripes are becoming harder to come by

June 9, 2018 at 4:41 a.m.

Brace yourself for another year of stinging health insurance costs. As open enrollment periods begin in workplaces, workers are facing the annual shock of rising health care costs. You may...

Staples announced Wednesday that it will provide $100 a month for up to 36 months to new sales associates and "high potential" and "top performing" employees who are paying off student loans or in the process of earning a degree.

Staples offering employees $100/month to help pay off student loans

June 9, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.

Staples has become the latest company trying to attract and keep young workers who are fretting about how they will pay their college student loans. The company announced Wednesday that...

Home prices in Chicago have risen over the last year, but still lags behind the rest of the country.

Chicago home prices up 4.2% over the last year, but lag national average

June 9, 2018 at 6:18 a.m.

Chicago-area home prices tracked by CoreLogic were up 4.2 percent in September compared with a year earlier, as homeowners continued to recover from the housing crisis. But the gains in...

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