Forgot to close comments last night, so everyone had a little extra opportunity to vent. I’ll talk at ‘ya Monday, but in the meantime head to Illinoize. Bethany Carson of Illinois Issues’ blog has a must-read weekly legislative roundup. Then again, all of Illinoize is a must-read.

While I’m at it, hearty congrats to Illinoize blogger Robbie Cozad, whose blog The Political Wasteland was profiled in the Galesburg Register-Mail…

“First, I wanted to talk about local issues that the larger sites just don’t address. I wanted to talk about Don Moffitt. I wanted to talk about the county sheriff elections and the state’s attorney’s office,” he said. “Second, I wanted to try and get a local perspective on national issues - the national issues that really hit home.”

Also, Zapwater Communications has a new blog. The Illinois PR firm says the effort is doubling traffic to the company’s main website. They’ll be blogging at Illinoize soon.

And finally, from Marie at Disarranging Mine blog, a photo of the governor’s mansion.

Marie’s cutline: “Well hidden and in need of some serious tree trimming. No one lives there. Fifth and Jackson, Springfield, Illinois.”