An interesting little tidbit has come to light after the Inspector General for Chicago Public Schools James Sullivan released his 2009 report -- State Rep. Monique Davis (D-27th) apparently owes the Chicago Board of Education over $500,000. The report states that the money is due for rent, property taxes, and fines from a CPS building on the south side that Davis has used as her district office since she first was elected to her seat over 20 years ago. more ›

Media outlets around the city are reporting that a body pulled from the Chicago River near Merchandise Mart early this morning is that of CPS Board of Education President Michael Scott. As of 9:00 a.m. this morning, police have yet to confirm the news but outlets such as the Tribune, Sun-Times, and ABC 7 (where Scott's wife, Diana Palomar, was vice president of community affairs) have reported the body as being Scott's. The body was discovered around 3:15 a.m. and Scott's car was found parked in a lot near the river; the body was pulled from the river around 4:30 a.m. Scott had last been seen yesterday evening around 6 p.m. after visiting his sister in a South Loop care facility, something family members said he did every Sunday. Scott's family later reported him missing. Neither police or the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office have confirmed the body was Scotts, though ABC 7 reports the CCME confirmed the body is an unidentified man, black, in his 50s. more ›

• In the latest bit of bad news for U.S. Sen. Ronald Burris, Darrel Thompson, his chief of staff, has resigned. Could the Senator himself be far behind?
• An afternoon shoot-out in an alley along 87th Street on the city's South Side has left a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old, and 17-year-old dead.
• Patti Blagojevich is shakin' off that firin' by the Chicago Christian Industrial League just fine as she's selling a house to bring in a little extra money.