The Tribune reports that Federal authorities scooped up reputed mobster Rudy "The Chin" Fratto and business owner William Anthony Degironemo this morning, charging the pair with rigging the bid for a contract at McCormick Place. The Department of Justice press release about the case states that Fratto and Degironemo received inside information and help from an employee at trade show general contractor Greyhound Exposition Services in Las Vegas to secure a forklift contract at McCormick for Degironemo's business, MidStates Equipment Rentals and Sale. more ›

• A First Amendment battle is brewing in Buffalo Grove where a village trustee is trying to track down an internet commenter who said something nasty about her teenage son.
• Alleged mobster Rudolph C. "Rudy" Fratto pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
• Chicago-based United Airlines is facing a fine of almost $4 million for a safety violation; specifically, "operating one of its Boeing 737 aircraft on more than 200 flights with shop towels covering openings near where oil collects in the bottom of the engine instead of using protective caps required by the carrier's maintenance procedures." Damn.