Hittin' the links: Where the bodies are buried

Well, Burris can die with that "U.S. Senator" inscription on his gravestone at least.

Until it gets ripped up and dumped in the corner of a cemetary, of course.

Inspector General Hoffman is getting a lot of pushback from within City Hall and the Council. It'll be interesting to see where all this goes.

If you read this article closely, it sounds suspiciously like the city never needed to rent Vanecko's garage to begin with, doesn't it? As with any good Chicago news article, you've got to read between the lines.

Speaking of which, a lot of smart writers seem to think there's a lot more than meets the eye in the relatively straightforward announcement that John Harris, Blago's last chief of staff, is cooperating with the Feds.

Arresting Tales is like SCC but smarter and less vitriolic. Today's post has some fascinating links that attempt to explain why so many suspects seem to get shot in the back by police.

I know I've been harping on this, but today ABC-7 repeats Chicago2016's assertion that they'll be visiting "50 wards in 50 days," which is not, in fact, true.

Weekend on the links: Saber rattling

This rally, in front of the office of John Pope's (10th) ward office, is a good example of why the parking meter story matters: aldermen don't like it when citywide business comes home to roost.

Daley's overseas adventures seem to have really rankled some of the City Council's more independent aldermen, who are rattling their sabers a bit.

Moore (49th), fresh off a spirited shouting match with Cardenas (12th) over Daley's Swiss guarantee, apparently loses it at an IVI-IPO awards ceremony. Sounds ugly.

Hinz sees some glimmers of hope for Stroger 2009. Clout City? Not so much.

And Burris, eternally hopeful, is mulling that 2010 run.