In the last couple of days, Chicago's news media have put out two great pieces on city politics.

Time Out Chicago has an excellent article on Mayor Daley's relationship with the city council. You can read the article here.

In an interview with Aldermen Joe Moore (49th Ward) and Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) on WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight, the two talk about their attempts to organize an independent aldermanic caucus to counterbalance the Mayor's power. You can read about their interview and listen to it here.