And, lo, another Monday is upon us. And this one, for whatever reason, feels like a Monday. Maybe we're just slower today or maybe it's the gray skies overhead but it certainly feels blah to us. But don't let this morning's dreariness fool you. The clouds will break and by the afternoon we'll have a pleasant, sunny day with highs into the mid-70s. And we'll see partly cloudy skies with lows int he mid-60s overnight for a comfortable evening. The fun will be at mid-week when we hit a roller coaster of temps, highs bouncing into the mid-to-upper 80s with scattered storms about as summer gives it another go even as we approach the first day of fall. more ›

A mayor that takes vacations funded by private companies that do business with his city; that feuds with a city council over budget issues; that butts heads with local media over transparency issues. Sounds familiar, right? While many cities experience the same plight we do in Chicago, perhaps none is as unique as New Orleans. And never has there been a better opportunity for a change in regime as there is right now in the Big Easy as controversial and embattled mayor Ray Nagin is on his way out thanks to the city's term limits. If the race for mayor of New Orleans in 2010 is anything like 2006, it's going to be a crowded field; 2006 saw a primary with over 20 candidates listed on the ballot. Now, one outsider candidate, James Perry, is taking his campaign on the road to seek nation-wide support in his bid to help bring New Orleans back and it's brought him to Chicago. more ›