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By Charlie Meyerson, Daywatch columnist
'OUTRAGEOUS!' That, John Kass says, may be your reaction to Sen. Emil Jones' decision to retire and install his son in his old job. But Kass says such outrage ignores one fact: MORE »

Carol Marin: "President Jones is pretty angry ... that we have dared to ask questions about how young Emil, lacking a college degree, got an administrator-level state job paying almost $60,000 a year" (suntimes.com). MORE »

Editorial: Jones "lived by a simple credo -- Spend other people's money with abandon!" MORE »

Tribune investigation: Aldermen collect campaign donations from developers. Developers benefit from looser building rules approved by aldermen. And residents ...? MORE »

At city's first public hearing on 2009 budget, mayor calls fiscal challenges "the most difficult ... since 1989" (nbc5.com): MORE »

'BARACK ... LET ME KNOW HE WANTED MY CELL NUMBER. WANTED IT BAD.' Now, Mary Schmich says, she has "so been waiting for him to text me": MORE »

Obama VP speculation heats up; McCain blasts "rhetoric and theatrics." MORE »

Obama slammed for abortion record: MORE »

TSA GOOF. A Transportation Security Administration inspector forced delays of 40 flights from O'Hare yesterday when he stepped on or grabbed some things he shouldn't have. Jon Hilkevitch reports: MORE »

American Airlines has launched Wi-Fi Internet access on 15 of its airp***s: MORE »

Apple blames batteries for overheating incidents in first-generation iPod Nanos: MORE »

HEALTH INSURANCE BREAK FOR THE UNDER-26. A new law in Illinois would let young adults sponge off -- er, remain on -- their parents' health insurance plans a lot longer. Ray Long and Monique Garcia report: MORE »

Case of comatose undocumented immigrant ignites health-care dispute at Chicago hospital: MORE »

Hospital death rates unveiled; Web site lets consumers compare by ZIP code (usatoday.com): MORE »

BEIJING HAS NOTHING ON US. The U.S. EPA says Chicago air fails to meet new air-quality standards: MORE »

Chicago 2016 team invites YouTube videos about the city: MORE »

CNN THINS CHICAGO STAFF. Phil Rosenthal says that what the network is calling expansion will mean a cut in the number of staffers assigned to its bureau here by 25 percent: MORE »

Also: WXRT-FM 93.1 sets date for studio move (third item in Phil's column, above).

Could Tribune Tower turn residential? (suntimes.com) MORE »

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND DEATH. The group's sax player suffered fatal injuries in an ATV wreck: MORE »

Movie review: "The Rocker" with Rainn Wilson (Dwight on "The Office") gets three stars from Michael Phillips. MORE »

Wilson recalls his New Trier High School days (redeyechicago.com): MORE »

SHUTOUT CITY. With both teams in Chicago ...

-- Cubs blank Cincinnati: MORE »
-- Sox blank Seattle: MORE »


WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook: MORE »

Do tornadoes cause buildings to "explode"? MORE »

Unusually large numbers of bats reported in Chicago area (southtownstar.com): MORE »

'BIGFOOT' STORY = BIG HOAX. That "carcass" turns out to have been a rubber gorilla costume: MORE »

Garrison Keillor: "You can see how a person might need to whack a pig. But nobody would ever whack a llama." MORE »

CORRECTION. Yesterday's Daywatch misspelled the name of Tribune reporter Wailin Wong, who reported on the prospect of an early warning about the transition to digital TV: MORE »


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