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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, photographed in 2015, spoke April 25, 2016, at Northwestern University in Evanston. Bernanke said the world is still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis. The U.S. economy, he said, "has been creating a lot of jobs and housing is coming back."

Bernanke draws a crowd in Evanston, says banking system is making progress

June 8, 2018 at 9:22 p.m.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says reforms made since the financial crisis will help avert a similar crisis from occurring again, but he stops short of saying the system...

Julia Stasch, seen here in a 2012 file photo, is president of the MacArthur Foundation.

$100 million investment fund aims to improve Chicago

June 11, 2018 at 1:57 a.m.

In a unique attempt to improve life in Chicago, individuals are now able to make investments of as little as $20 that can be used to support causes through a...

Supporters arrive to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak during "A Future To Believe In GOTV Rally" on April 17 in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Free college would help the rich, report says

May 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

How could anyone be against free college tuition? It's a mom-and-apple-pie issue. Millennials, suffering from debilitating student loans, love it. Parents, who can't wring enough out of paychecks to save...

A condo building on West Adams Street is seen April 21, 2016, in Chicago. Terri McAuley of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services KoenigRubloff said the owner of a two-bedroom, two-bath unit in the building was shocked when it sold in five days for more than the asking price.

Discouraged in your home search? You aren’t alone

June 8, 2018 at 8:13 p.m.

Almost a decade after the nation's historic housing crash, people are warming to the idea of buying homes in the Chicago area, but a shortage of available properties and rising...

Home prices continued to climb in March in Chicago and the metropolitan area while a slim inventory of available homes is constraining purchases.

Chicago-area home prices continue to rise

June 11, 2018 at 1:17 a.m.

As the spring home selling season begins, home prices continue to climb in Chicago and its suburbs while a slim inventory of available homes is constraining purchases, the Illinois Realtors...

An IRA can help you save money on your taxes - and save money for retirement.

It’s not too late to cut your taxes by opening an IRA

May 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

There's still time to cut your taxes before turning in your 2015 tax return April 18. You can open an IRA and get a tax deduction. In addition, that IRA...

The filing deadline for taxes is April 18, because the regular April 15 deadline fell on a legal D.C. holiday.

You have three extra days this year to file your taxes

June 12, 2018 at 1:53 a.m.

If you've left your tax return for the last minute, or don't have the cash just yet to pay Uncle Sam, you may be relieved to know that you can...

Empty nesters Susan and Michel Winkelstein on the balcony of the condo they rent in Chicago's River North neighborhood. They sold their Glenview home about three years ago.

More older Americans becoming renters

June 11, 2018 at 2:44 a.m.

Baby boomers are altering the American Dream. After having the home in the suburbs, the kids, the two cars, and maybe even the picket fence, a growing number now want...

A study released by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that although income has improved since the Great Recession, many American households are strapped as rising spending, especially on housing, has left many financially strained.

Families in worse shape as income lags since recession, study says

May 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

If the economy is so good, why are you feeling so lousy about it? After all, the stock market is near record levels. The wealth of all Americans is at...

Almost half of workers would skip a raise if it meant they could keep their health coverage, a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute has found.

Would you give up a raise to keep your health coverage?

May 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

If you had to choose between getting a raise or giving it up so you could keep the health coverage you rely on at work, which would you take? Almost...

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