A bit of a lull as we get ready to cover the next wave of major news later today – revised school-attendance maps (4 pm), election results (8 pm) — so if you’re looking for something new to read, check out the WSB Forums for community-powered items including:

*The merits of independent bookstores, as other neighborhoods lose theirs
*What’s the going rate for babysitters these days?
*Reward for missing heirloom jewelry

SIDE NOTE: Not from the forums, but based largely on WSB comments – the regional news site Crosscut has a story today about the booted-from-Lincoln-Park-moved-to-Lakewood-Park cyclocross controversy.