Cook County comes calling. Also in the Herald, an editorial encouraging suburban residents to take advantage of Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle’s call for regular folk to submit ideas for reforming county government. BGA says go for it.
Daniels disses. The Southtown Star reports on the incredulous reaction of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to the goings-on across the border in Illinois, comparing it to being neighbors of the Simpsons. “It’s like living next door to that goofy family that’s always doing something bizarre and completely wacky.”