- Daley fires water management operative with ties to Carothers
[Clout Street] - Dems still popular in Illinois despite, uh, y'know, everything
[Poll PDF] - General Assembly may have to approve Thomson sale
[NBCChicago] - Burke to Daley: won't allow IG to investigate us
[Clout Street] - Jailed Ex Gov Ryan asks Obama for clemency
[NBCChicago] - Somehow Illinois not top earmark spender
[The Hill]