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

Stock Answer
The New Republic's Jonathan Chait says commentators and reporters must stop blaming the stock market's recent nosedive on Barack Obama.

Anger Lingers In Iowa
Peter Sachs at the Chi-Town Daily News documents how former Republic Windows owner Richard Gillman purchased and subsequently gutted a windows plant in Iowa.

Big Money
The National Institute on Money in State Politics has developed a new tool to track campaign contributions by state legislative committee.

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