- The Chicago Public Schools are holding hearings this week on a potential new set of schools, including a pair of live-in schools.
- The number of state worker layoffs coming from Gov. Quinn's budget cuts? 2,600.
- Weird Science story of the day: using Facebook to crack Social Security Numbers.
- One more strange arrest tale from the Taste.
- R.I.P., Rene Capo.
- Well, at least Gov. Quinn has Ditka's support.
- Just when Aramis Ramirez returns, Ryan Dempster heads to the DL with a broken toe.



wow, that SS algorithm cracking is nuts
Hey, did anyone see that Open Letter from that group of U of I Law School professors.
What an embarrassment. Those professors are mad that the Tribune exposed the shenanigans at the U of I Law School.
Those professors should be THANKING the Tribune for helping get the greasy politicians out of the Law School's operation.
I'm sorry, but the Tribune's constant harping on this so-called "scandal" is nothing but a desperate attempt to prove they've still got a purpose and to nab some sort of investigative journalism award.
I mean, really. People use their personal networks and connections to help their children? People who know people with some clout ask those people to put in a good word and maybe pull a few strings to help get their kids into a particular college? My god! This is shocking! I've never heard of such a thing. Except for, you know, always.
Next month in the Tribune: The stunning revelation that people who live on the same block as an Alderman often get their street plowed first.
Who's that kid in the picture