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

Can A Republican Win Obama's Senate Seat?
FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver explains why Republicans shouldn't count on winning President Barack Obama's former senate seat next year, which has been controlled by Democrats since 1970. 

Raising Money For An Ailing Congressman
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill raise money to cover expensive Parkinson's Disease treatments for retired U.S. Rep. Lane Evans, a Daily Kos diarist ponders how it's possible that "we can't even provide adequate coverage for retired Congressmen."

Debunking The Banks
The Woodstock Institute rebuts the American Bankers Association's arguments against creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

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