Some readers may recall our interview last month with Vladimir Putin Action Comics creator Sam Derse. It looks like Derse is taking to Kickstarter to raise the money needed to self-publish a book collecting the strips he's produced thus far. more ›

That didn't take long. Even as he'll be long out of office by the time the O'Hare Expansion is complete, Mayor Daley succeeded in garnering City Council approval for his plan to issue $1 billion in new bonds to fund the ongoing project, which is coming in well over-budget, according to the Tribune. Still, aldermen gave the mayor the thumbs up for the money, a tactic seen as buying time while the City tries to work out a deal with United, one of the airlines balking at the expansion project. more ›

Around 137,000 college students in Illinois got a hand from state lawmakers who yesterday voted to reinstate the Monetary Award Program which will give $205 million to college students around the state. One issue: no one's sure where the money will come from. State lawmakers say it's up to Gov. Quinn to find room in the budget for the cash, who previously suggested raising cigarette taxes to fund the program. [WBEZ] more ›

In the wake of Friday's announcement that attorneys Ed Genson, Sam Adam, Sr., and Sam Adam, Jr. recused themselves from Governor Blagojevich's upcoming impeachment trial, there's been some speculation as to the real reason why the three backed out at the last minute. more ›