* My Illinois Constitution - An Interactive Constitution Design Project from the Illinois Citizens Coalition

* Bernard Schoenburg: Lawrence plans to retire as head of Simon institute

* Sneed hears the federal net is tightening around the neck of the mayor of a Will County suburb who is reportedly this/close to being indicted on public corruption charges by a federal grand jury.

* Schock outdistances Callahan in 18th District fundraising

* Ozinga moves forward on congressional run in southwest suburbs

* Witness: Politico said payoff was gov’s ‘patronage’

* Fundraiser quoted as saying payment was ‘patronage’

* The Best and Worst College-Savings Plans

Illinois, for example, made its first appearance this year on Morningstar’s best-plans list by replacing its program manager and shaking up its lackluster investment lineup with higher-rated funds and rock-bottom expenses. Meanwhile, some of the offenders on the previous year’s worst-plans list, such as Missouri’s MOST 529 Advisor Plan, cleaned up their act by cutting expenses or replacing their funds.

* Section 8 list open for 1st time since ‘97

More than 200,000 are expected to try for the coveted vouchers that subsidize private market rentals for the holder. When the application period ends May 15, a lottery will determine the 40,000 applicants who will win a spot on the list.

* Stroger in Washington

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington lobbying to forestall implementation of Medicaid rules scheduled to take effect next month, a statement from Stroger’s office said.

* Suburbs gaining more leverage in RTA

* Editorial: Changing a museum’s agenda

* Bridgeport prays for Sorich, Slattery

* Bridgeport aldermen defends patronage case ‘friends’

* Rolodex of clout: Contacts convicted patronage chief kept

* Court deals big blow to clout

At its most sweeping, however, the ruling is nothing less than a frontal assault on the way City Hall has done business for longer than any of us have been alive.