As expected, labor unions aren't happy with the pension reform plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed in Springfield yesterday. more ›

Allison S. Davis, a Daley fundraiser, tendered his resignation from the Illinois State Board of Investment. Davis's resignation was tendered on April 17, but he asked that it be considered retroactive to April 3. Davis is believed to be the first resignation resulting from a law signed by Governor Pat Quinn designed to rid the state of holdovers from the Blagojevich administration. more ›

If Al Sanchez's conviction for steering undeserving patronage workers into city jobs over a decade ago indicates anything about the nature of due process in this country, it's that the gears of justice turn slowly. That's why news that Mayor Daley's Patrick, and his nephew Robert Vanecko have hired a defense attorney shouldn't come as a surprise. You may remember Vanecko, whom the city Inspector General is investigating for his involvement in the management of millions of dollars of city pension funds. But Vanecko doesn't need an attorney for that investigation. At least not yet. more ›