* We used to do these back when I had an intern. Since I won’t be blogging much today, I thought you’d like a roundup…
* Lt. Gov. Simon keeps options open for 2014
* Quinn wants funding guarantee in pension bill: “The state can never ever again not pay what it should pay every year […]

* Sen. Dick Durbin said it again…
Durbin repeated what he said in Washington last week: that fellow Democrat Quinn’s political future depends on whether or not the state’s fiscal crisis is resolved.
“I believe this governor, any governor is going to be judged based on performance and the likelihood of Governor Quinn being re-nominated and re-elected […]

The Hill

Reason

The Chicago Sun-Times

The Weekly Standard

* Ruth L Ratny…
L.A.-based film producer Bob Teitel is graciously opening his home tomorrow, March 22 to host a private reception, “An Evening with Gov. Pat Quinn” for guests including Chicagoans who work in the industry in Hollywood and a number of local movers and shakers who are flying out to rub elbows with the […]

* Yeah, this will turn out well, I’m sure…

URGENT ALERT – YOUR ACTION REQUIRED
GUN GRABBING REPRESENTATIVE TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING – YOU NEED TO ATTEND
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting Held by Rep. Deb Conroy
WHEN: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
WHERE: Glenside Library, 25 East Fullerton, Glendale Heights, IL
Rep. Deb Conroy is living […]

* The Daily Herald’s Mike Riopell properly understood the significance of yesterday’s House action…
Supporters of big public employee pension cuts approved by the Illinois House Thursday say they’ve gotten past the hardest vote on the long-festering issue.
As they’ve debated for more than a year, lawmakers had been waiting for an indicator showing how powerful House […]

The Washington Guardian reports:Freddie Mac – which the government oversees after a bailout – received 34,000 serious fraud complaints over 14 months, but didn’t report or fix the problems, investigators findIn a “free market” in housing: there’s no ro…