In politics, when you see an opening, no matter how small, you take it. And Jay Stone, son of 50th Ward Alderman Bernie Stone, is really reaching here. more ›

If you want to get a job with the State of Illinois, it might help to know Representative Dan Reitz, a Democrat from Steeleville. more ›

Chicagoist hates messy break-ups. And now that Magglio Ordonez has spoken out about the way things ended between him and the White Sox, we see it's no different with ballplayers and the general managers who claimed they loved them. It didn't need to come to this, with each side bad mouthing the other to the press. But that's where it's ended up. more ›