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

A Is For Anxiety
Chicago Public Radio talks to some Illinois parents who are worried that their daycare subsidies will be cut barring a state income tax hike.

An Insider Blasts The Industry
The Trib's Judith Graham excerpts an interview with Wendell Potter, a former corporate communications chief for Cigna who now says we shouldn't trust the insurance industry's stance on health reform.

The Last Drug Czar
Obama's point man in the war on drugs is calling off the troops, but Eli Sanders writes that this doesn't mean legalization is around the corner.

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