* Ford Heights loses police dept.
* State questions Welch’s use of campaign funds
* State’s attorney: Officer targeted Stanford mayor in traffic stop
* Firm owner accused of scamming $1 million
* Inverness Man and His Engineering Firm Indicted in IDOT Fraud
* We can’t turn our backs on the violence ravaging our city
* Daley rips CTA over Blue Line response
* Daley’s man Grrr . . .
* Cook County health chief gone
* $100 million for museum?
* The Call for a Constitution Convention
* Governor’s plan to add inmates at Thomson prison has skeptics
Union officials say they aren’t convinced the switch would save money, and they worry that inmates with families in the Chicago area wouldn’t get visits because of the longer distance between Joliet and Thomson, which is located about 150 miles west of Chicago.
* Suburbs are key to Democratic victory
* Rauschenberger vs. Obama: Rounds 3&4
* Quote of the Day: Irony, thy name is Rauschy
* Fat cats of politics scratch for an edge
History suggests an uphill battle. Wealthy candidates often fare poorly in the electoral field, despite occasional exceptions like New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine or Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), both of whom pumped millions into their campaigns. In 2006, 28 congressional candidates spent $1 million or more of their own money on their campaigns. Just four are in Congress today.
* Rezko cohort details fee scam
* Rezko trial: Loren chokes up on stand
* Ex-pension fund attorney tells jurors of ‘mistake’
* Witness calls insiders ’stupid’
* Attorney on stand at Rezko trial recalls corruption on pension board
* Testimony: Rezko attended fundraiser for President Bush