Extra, Extra
- Hundreds of protesters rallied downtown today along with others across the country as part of a tax day "Tea Party" against excessive government spending. Chicagoisto Kevin was there, and will have coverage/photos tomorrow.
- Looks like the city is having a hard time finding any patsies to switch from a monthly flat fee for water service over to city water meters -- the Sun-Times reports that "only a trickle" (ha, get it?) of homeowners have signed up. A Water Management spokesman acknowledged that residents have the perception that if meters are installed, their water bills will go up. Shocking!
- Since we already used up our allotment of "Bo knows" references today, we'll skip the obvious and just say that Bo "I-Can't-Decide-On-One-Sport" Jackson has founded a bank in south suburban Burr Ridge. Well, he certainly can't make the banking system any worse.
- WBEZ has some great audio of reporters ambushing Blago at his arraignment yesterday. Why the ex-Gov decided to leave the Dirksen Federal Building through the front door, we have no idea unless -- and this is a long shot -- he was looking for a little extra attention.
- A school bus driver has been fired after she left a 4-year-old autistic boy from Park Ridge on the bus while she went shopping.
- After suburban Wheeling received some negative attention and faced public outcry when they went after a woman who had one dog more than the current allotted amount of four pets per household, village officials are now saying, "Oh yeah, jerkstores? How's about we make it three?"
