Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:

Can The Senate Dems Reject Burris?  (And Should They?)
Steve Benen notes the apparent disagreement among legal scholars and news outlets over whether the Senate Democrats can actually refuse to seat Burris.  In a separate post, he points out that there is also disagreement over whether the Dems should attempt to do so.

Burris Failed His Only Major Test As AG
The Tribune's Eric Zorn looks back at then-Attorney General Roland Burris' handling of the Rolando Cruz case in 1993.

Claypool: County Has The Money
Over at Gaper's Block, Ramsin Canon digs into the numbers behind the argument -- put forth by Cook Co. Commissioners Forest Claypool, Larry Suffredin, and others -- that Board President Todd Stroger is fudging the county's budget numbers to make the case for increased borrowing.

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