The Clout College mess at the University of Illinois is proving costly thus far. According to a report in today's Tribune, the school has already spent about $440,000 in legal bills. School spokesman Thomas Hardy told the Trib, "Nobody is staffed up for a tsunami, but once it hits, you go out and get the resources to be able to respond. I would expect that additional bills that we receive will also be significant." more ›

• A 15-year-old girl continues to fight for her life after being shot in the head last night while trying to shield another family member; police say she was not the intended target of the gunfire.
• WBEZ's blog has a very comprehensive breakdown of who's in for 2010 races.
• Blah blah blah Mayor Daley blah blah blah defends alderman blah blah blah clout.

• The most updated swine flu er, H1N1 influenza A tally for Illinois stands at 20, give or take.
• If Judge Clayton Crane has his way, former Chicago police commander Jon Burge will have to testify in the torture case against him.
• Governor Quinn's reform commission panel stands by their decision to advise against a recall amendment.

Sen. Roland Burris and his wife had assets worth an estimated $906,000 to $1.8 million last year, according to a report Burris filed with the secretary of the U.S. Senate, which was provided to the Sun-Times before the document's public release next month. more ›

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