Thanks to The Reader's Whet Moser (whose Chicagoland blog should be required reading) for sharing this fantastic video from last night's episode of WTTW's Chicago Tonight. The topic? That IVI-IPO lawsuit against the city for the parking meter fiasco. The entire video - featuring Clint Krislov, who is representing IVI-IPO, The Reader's Mick Dumke, and Ald. Bernard Stone (50th) - is worth your viewing, but if you have no attention span, just roll up to about 11 minutes. Mick, we owe you a beer. more ›

It's going to be a stormy day so keep the galoshes and umbrella handy. The morning rain moves out and we'll have dry spells during the day, but later this afternoon, more storms roll in and some could be severe. Be on the look out later tonight when a line of heavy storms could pass through the area. In the meantime, temps will warm up into the mid-to-upper 70s and it'll be humid with all this moisture around and expect gusty winds, too. Tonight, those storms could push through but overnight, it'll calm down as a front pushes through; lows should be in the mid-50s. And if you're looking for a day to play hooky this week, it looks like tomorrow's your best bet. And whaddayaknow, the Cubs are playing a day game... more ›