Focus placed on finances for 13- to 33-year-olds
Edward Sandrick wants his 20-something peers to understand the value of saving and handling money, and he intends to offer the advice online. Sandrick, 25, of Naperville, on Friday won third place and a grant from Mobilize.org, a nonprofit group aimed at increasing civic activity by the millennial generation -- ages 13 to 33 -- so he can create downloadable spending and wealth diaries for cell phones, handheld devices, smart phones and other computers.

Remembering Hitler's Ford City 'headache'
The best-kept secret in Chicago history may be a World War II-era factory that churned out engines for the B-29 bomber airplane underneath what is now Ford City Mall on Chicago's Southwest Side. John Kudia, a Gage Park native, remembers being told as a child that his aunt, Mary Early, had worked at the factory.

Health-care insurance cheaper in the suburbs
Why would people who live in inner-ring suburbs such as Berwyn, Evanston, Oak Lawn and Oak Park be able to obtain health-care insurance quotes that are 14.6 percent, on average, lower than their Chicago neighbors?