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

A Lesson In Legislating
The State Journal-Register explains the parliamentary maneuver state lawmakers are employing to block the capital bill and bare-bones budget from reaching Gov. Quinn's desk and considers how such tactics might affect the impending overtime session.

Unworthy Of 2016
"The city of Chicago," writes Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Telander, "has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games."

Congress Strike At Six
The Jewish Daily Forward revisits the Congress Hotel Strike, now entering its sixth year, and details how the struggle is pitting "Jew against Jew." 

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