Ward Room's Edward McClellan has published an interesting interview with Rick Munoz, in which the Chicago alderman touches on Manny Flores' exit from the City Council, the coal-fired power plants in his 22nd Ward, and a controversial video that surfaced on YouTube last year.  Most significant, however, are Munoz' comments about a possible congressional bid in 2012:

If [Rep. Luis Gutierrez] were to retire next year, I'm running. If we create a new district on the South Side, where the incumbents are me and [3rd District Rep. Dan] Lipinski, I'm running.

Read the whole thing here.