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

Don't Be A Roadblock
Brave New Films editorial director ZP Heller writes that Wells Fargo should stop acting as a roadblock to Moline's economic recovery.

One Story Up
On her Chicago Now blog, Megan Cottrell has the depressing story of a federally-funded leasing agency who has opted to evict three orphans from their apartment in Rogers Park.

The Primary Weapon
If progressives want senators with real backbone, The New Republic's Jonathan Chait says it's time to run primary challenges against members blocking the president's agenda. 

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