Extra, Extra

By Margaret Lyons on Jun 24, 2008 11:50PM

The state budget is still all messed up. "The budget sent to me fails to meet the constitutional requirement that spending be matched by funding to pay for it," says Blago. [Trib]

We can't remember if we posted this already or what, but just in case: Behold the Swayzaur. It's a Patrick Swayze/centaur tattoo, and it was apparently inked at No Regrets Tattoo and Body Piercing in Champaign. Amazing.

Some local pastors are saying the Independent Police Review Authority is taking too long to investigate cases. [S-T]

Boy oh boy, Louis Lazare has a bad case of the Andy Rooneys today. He really loved The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future, which is how he knows we're doomed. "The Dumbest Generation paints a portrait of young Americans who are overwhelmingly self-absorbed and narcissistic. Can such a generation of young people under 30 -- and no doubt generations that will follow -- be expected to have the intellectual wherewithal to create advertising that is more than a collection of juvenile punch lines? Highly doubtful." Tell us more about the glory days of advertising, Louis! When there were no punchlines! Steve Rhodes and Whet Moser both weigh in on the sheer dumbness of this column.

Dennis Rodman pleaded no contest today to misdemeanor spousal battery charges. [AP]

Around 80 CPD officers with desk jobs will be on the streets this summer to heighten police presence . [Trib]

The National Urban League will be holding its 2009 convention in Chicago. [Crain's]

Jerry Seinfeld's wrote an op-ed for the New York Times today memorializing George Carlin. [NYT]

Photo by Katie Scully