First there was the low approval rating and then his toughest competition yet. Now, Todd Stroger will feel even more heat as a probe into county finances has grown. Citing a "current grand jury investigation," the Cook County state's attorney's office subpoenaed 2008 financial records from Stroger's office. According to the Sun-Times: more ›

Former Cook County patronage worker Tony Cole spoke to the press yesterday about his frustrations with how he's been treated by Todd Stroger, his friends and his family in the wake of the county's most recent hiring scandal. "President Stroger should have never fired me," Cole told the Sun-Times. "He wasn't my father. He wasn't my dad he just gave me an opportunity," Cole told ABC7. more ›

• Gov. Quinn's reform panel made their recommendations today, including limits on campaign money.
• Speaking of politicians and money, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is now mum about issues surrounding the Bright Star program.
• More trouble for the Toddler: the Cook County State's Attorney's office is now poking its nose into the hiring scandal surrounding Tony Cole.