Mid-week items
Ultimately, the sale of the Chicago Cubs won't be impacted by the alleged criminal infractions of Rod Blagojevich, but the Governor of Illinois was attempting to use the sale to gain favorable treatment from the Chicago Tribune editorial board, and Ted Lilly will soon become the next United States Senator from Illinois.---
Our friend, Rob Semelroth, was hanging around the Illinois Legislature as a lobbyist in 2002 when Blagojevich was elected to his post. I worried that Rob's name would turn up in FBI documents this week, perhaps as "Senate Candidate #5", but apparently Rob didn't make much of an impact on the governor.
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Jay Leno has agreed to start telling your parents' favorite jokes in prime-time.
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Play The Daily Beast's game "Name That Goon"... Who said it? Rod Blagojevich or Tony Soprano?
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The Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert on the Tribune's bankruptcy.
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The son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, Nikko Smith, is releasing his debut CD "Revolution," and if you're planning to be in St. Louis for a Saturday night during December, you can catch him performing live.
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The 4-year anniversary of this blog passed without incident Saturday. In lieu of flowers, we invite you to make a financial contribution to your favorite charity.
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