Extra Extra: When Politicians Befriend Gang Members
- Chicago Magazine looked at the sometimes cozy relationship between elected officials and street gangs. Let's just say they trade favors and money like it's an episode of The Wire. Read the piece. It's fascinating. [Chicago Mag]
- Well, the Iraq War is officially over, and it was ended by a guy who joined an anti-war rally in Chicago in October 2002 when he was an Illinois state senator. [New York Times]
- Thieves stole 8,000 Special K breakfast bars from a trailer truck in Aurora. [Sun-Times]
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave all 50 aldermen black leather portfolios at this year's holiday party. [Tribune]
- Merriam-Webster chose "pragmatic" to be 2011's word of the year. [NPR]
- The mayor of San Juan, Calif., created a really bizarre family Christmas card. [The Frisky]
