WBEZ's Rob Wildeboer has been fighting to get access to the state's juvenile prisons to see how they're run, especially given the fact taxpayers fund the $100 million-plus budget for the prisons. But Gov. Quinn is shutting them out. Wildeboer's requests were in response to allegations from teens who had spent time in these facilities, such as young man from a St. Charles facility who told him: more ›

• So what happened at the IOC vote? Some say blame the USOC though an Australian IOC rep thinks an Asian alliance may have teamed up to help Tokyo and hurting Chicago's bid as a result.
• Obama had a subdued, respectful reaction to the results - did we expect anything else - but the question as to how much this will impact his legacy looms.
• It took three hours after Chicago's first round bounce for Mayor Daley to surface, but he did and he was straight-forward in his thoughts on the bid: "I'm disappointed but you go on with your life."