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

Nuking Chicago
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday, former UN Ambassador John Bolten got big laughs with a joke about ... a nuclear attack on Chicago. Jonathan Stein was there.

Credential In Every Pot
The Center for American Progress' Louis Soares writes that President Obama's goal to lead the world in the number of college graduates by 2020 is critical to both national competitiveness and economic opportunity for all Americans

A Look Inside Illinois' Super-Max Prison
The Illinois Department of Corrections opened up the controversial Tamms Correctional Center to a Tribune reporter and photographer. The results are stunning.

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