If you're a fan of trying to catch a glimpse of President Obama on one of his rare trips back home to Chicago, you'll have a chance in about three weeks when Obama returns for a DNC fundraiser. No word on how long he'll be in town or if the family will be with him. Really, I just wanted an excuse to run the above picture. more ›

Not content with candidate Cabbage Patch Kids? Rock the air quotes or the terrorist fist jab in style: with presidential candidate finger puppets. McCain/Obama finger puppets sold separately. Handmade in Chicago. $20. more ›

Illinois Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama and wife Michelle, escorted by their daughters, cast their votes this morning at Shoesmith Elementary School in Hyde Park. Also voting at this location? Louis Farrakhan and William Ayers. Matt Drudge's head just exploded; as far as we know, no terrorist fist jabs were exchanged. more ›

This week's issue of the New Yorker features an editorial endorsement of Illinois Senator Barack Obama for president. So maybe they really were just messin' around with that whole cover fiasco? more ›

We haven't even started in on our morning coffee and already Chicago's Presidential Candidate is in the headlines for a new controversy. Unlike last week, though, this one is not of Obama's doing. Barry Blitt's cover for the July 21 issue of the New Yorker, titled, "The Politics of Fear," purports to satirize the recent Fox News "terrorist fist jab" controversy, but it's created quite a commotion within the Obama campaign, which has been working overtime to dispel the myths about their candidate that have been widely circulating in recent months. more ›