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

A Similar Fight
On the day of President Obama's major health care address, the Washington Post revisits his fight to expand access as an Illinois state senator five years ago.

What Health Reform Will Actually Achieve
Confused about the differences between the competing congressional health care bills? The Heartland Alliance, with an assist from the Kaiser Family Foundation, have you covered.

There's No Nay In Team
In response to the Chicago City Council's passage today of the Olympics ordinance, the Reader's Mick Dumke writes that Mayor Daley "has persuaded aldermen to work together to give him the authority to determine how they will provide oversight for the Olympics."

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