Mark Kirk may have done the right thing and voted to repeal DADT over the weekend, but not without a price tag. more ›

The Obama administration announced yesterday that the much debated “Gitmo in Illinois” would move forward with housing nearly 100 detainees from the supposedly soon to close facility in Cuba. With plenty of hand wringing from Republicans over the issue, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn wrote a letter answering the questions and concerns Rep. Mark Kirk detailed in a letter to President Obama. more ›

• Once terrorism detainees are transferred to Thomson Correctional Center, the prison will also be the site of military commission trials.
• The Sun-Times suggests there's a rift between Todd Stroger and the Daleys, though Mayor Daley denied such a rift exists.
• Gov. Quinn went on the defensive over his decision to shut out WBEZ from investigating the state's juvenile prison system.

An announcement will be made later today that President Obama has given the go-ahead for the federal government to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois to hold federal inmates and some detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay. Gov. Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will be in Washington, D.C. today to meet with officials over details of the acquisition. Both have supported the move which they claim could create over 3,500 jobs. The Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet, who indicated over the weekend this move was coming, reports: more ›

A rural Illinois prison has gained federal attention as a potential new site to "house suspected terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba," according to the Tribune in an exclusive report. more ›