In the first primary since the media declared her candidacy more-or-less dead, Hillary Clinton is expected to win by large margins in West Virginia today. The New York Senator has campaigned across the state while Barack Obama made just a token visit to a veterans organization, essentially writing off the contest.
It's no wonder that Obama ignored the Mountain State. According to the AP, his wave of superdelegate endorsements will put him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by June 3 — even if he loses half of the remaining six contests. He's netted 26 superdelegate endorsements in the past week. Meanwhile, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds Obama leading John McCain 51%-44% nationally.
In Oregon yesterday, McCain unveiled his energy plan with a call to action on global warming and an indictment of the Bush administration's "failed" policies to combat it. Climate experts confirm that the package is an improvement over Bush's policies but falls far short of Obama's plan.
Lawmakers return to Springfield today to finish the General Assembly's spring session and there's lots to address before their scheduled adjournment on May 29, including a new state budget, congressional pay raises, a new ethics proposal, and a statewide construction program.
Regional Transportation Authority Chairman Jim Reilly had harsh words for those returning state legislators Monday, chastising them for not completing a capital spending plan for mass transit and the repair of deteriorating roads. "We say we're a world-class city," he said, "yet we in transit will be very lucky if we get enough money just to maintain what is basically a late 19th Century and early 20th Century system."
A Chicago City Council committee agreed to a $50 million settlement Monday -- the largest in city history -- for survivors and the relatives of six victims of a 2003 high-rise fire in the Loop. The Mikva Commission concluded that 911 calls from people trapped inside the burning building "went into a black hole" of communications breakdowns.
Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell is taking the Cubbies private. The media mogul rejected former Gov. Jim Thompson's complex plan to acquire and renovate Wrigley Field publicly and instead will package the Cubs and their stadium in a private transaction, a deal that could command over $1 billion on the open market.
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