Extra, Extra

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Dec 10, 2008 12:00AM

Image taken outside the Governor's Mansion in Springfield by Anonymous, printed with owner's permission via L. Stolpman

• A bevy of local politicians, including attorney general Lisa Madigan, joined the growing call for Blagojevich to either resign or be removed from his position as governor.

• If you feel left out because Blago didn't offer you the vacant Senate seat, then now's your chance to scoop it up on eBay.

• The Trib explores the implications of perhaps the most underrated part of the fed's complaint against Blago: his attempt to extort and tamper with the Trib's editorial board.

• Meanwhile, Zorn challenges you to sum up the events of today in one word. Our entry would be unprintable in the Trib. Sorry, Eric.

• In today's "Non-Blago Controversial Figures" news, Rev. Wright is embattled in a war of words with...wait, what? The View's Elisabeth Hasselback? We get distracted for a few hours by our rotten governor and the whole world goes apeshit?

• While Patty Blagojevich may not think much of the Cubs, the team continues to pursue San Diego ace Jake Peavy.

• And, finally, Roger Ebert lowers the boom on Sam Zell, blaming him for the Tribune Company's financial problems.