Filed under: Owning vs. Renting; Pros & Cons of a Downtown Job; More! By Ian Spula Dec 27, 2012, 4:40pm CST ·Owning easily beats cost of renting in Chicago [Crain's]·Pros and cons of working downtown [WBEZ]·Definitive Guide to New Year's Eve [Chicago Now]·Chicago Reader's best of 2012 [Chicago Reader]