Looks like everything isn't necessarily coming up roses for the new mayor-to-be: Judy Erwin, who had co-chaired Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign, was recently named part of Emanuel's transition team but quit amidst questioning conducted by the Chicago Tribune in regards to misused taxpayer funds for political purposes while she was the executive director of the Illinois Board of Education. more ›

With U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. already facing an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the Sun-Times has uncovered some information that will put Jackson on the defensive once again. According to the Sun-Times' Natasha Korecki, two men, one of whom claimed he was a Jackson emissary, promised the Blagojevich campaign Jackson would raise $5 million for Blagojevich and then the Indian community would chip in an additional $1 million in exchange for appointing Jackson to the U.S. Senate seat. What still remains unclear, however, is Jackson's role - if any - in these negotiations. more ›