* Will Co. upset at money budgeted for airport group
* Senate doesn’t vote on electric rates
* Froehlich endures a bit of ribbing upon return
* Democrats welcome Froehlich
* Animal Farm: Froehlich faces the music
* Editorial: Message in controversial Obama praise
* Illinoize: Remembering Terry Parke
* State fire marshal still has his job despite DUI arrest
* Indiana toll discounts cause I-Pass headaches; more here
* New law allows HIV tests with just spoken consent; more here and here
* Sun-Times Editorial: Response to false radio alert shows need for new system
In the future, maybe iPods could be equipped to receive emergency signals. Well, maybe not: Americans are naturally suspicious of having their personal devices tooled by the government. But as witnessed by Tuesday’s response, a radio-based warning may well have gone the way of “Duck and cover.”
* Tribune Editorial: A well deserved chicken dance on school scores
* City slow to roll out program to prevent payroll fraud
* Senate President Jones to Rockford: What override?
* Rockford mayor to try again to get tax collection vote