Thanks to MacKenzie Scott, Angie Alexander moved into her first house last May. Alexander closed on her house in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood through a new special-purpose credit program at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. The nonprofit organization leveraged Scott’s … Continued
With his 15-month-old daughter Tlameha in hand, Daniel Cox explained to a crowd of sympathetic onlookers that quality child care hasn’t just become prohibitively expensive — it’s also hard to find. His family landed on the waitlist at three different … Continued
LAURA CHILDS: Minnesotan Gerry Schmitt, writing as Childs, releases her 55th book, “Murder in the Tea Leaves,” in her bestselling Tea Shop Mysteries series featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop in Charleston, S.C. She also writes the … Continued
The Chicago White Sox added to their bullpen depth Saturday, signing right-hander John Brebbia to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to the Tribune. The move is pending a physical. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi initially reported the signing and Ken … Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ in December paid $3.09 million for a 3,395-square-foot condominium in a newly constructed, 16-story luxury condo building in the West Loop. Happ, 29, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Cubs, and was an … Continued
Faux SoxFest weekend begins Friday, with White Sox fans seeking a proper substitute in the absence of the annual fan fest and the team trying to make some news in the dead of a Chicago winter. A season ticket holders … Continued