* Police brutality may play role in Olympic bid

* Activists use Olympics bid as leverage

* Midwest floods to raise meat prices

* Gov. halts insurance cancellations in flood areas

* Flooding victims feel hung out to dry

* Mississippi expected to crest today; levees are holding in region

* Britt cartoon on goofy journalists

* Public hearing on Pontiac, Ill. prison closing scheduled

* Secretary of Veterans Affairs to visit Marion

* Feds indict 67 for mortgage fraud in Chicago area

A major national crackdown on mortgage fraud includes charges against 67 people in Chicago-area real estate businesses who allegedly engaged in elaborate schemes that drained $40 million from area banks and lending institutions.

* Accused mortgage fraud ringleader says he’s a scapegoat

* Pace OKs outside probe of paratransit complaints

* Walter Jacobson ticketed on DUI

* Daley Strong Arms Little Children, Again

* More people on the move and Medicaid

* Blagojevich PR Chief Resigns

* Blagojevich loses key aide

* Friday Beer Blogging:   

4 Comments - Rich Miller - Friday, Jun 20, 08 @ 11:12 am: Once again, no love for John Adams. Paul always had comments. lol - Kevin Fanning - Friday, Jun 20, 08 @ 11:47 am: I’m pretty sure Paul would just post from other computers. I actually saw him do it one time. That crafty Paul. - Rich Miller - Friday, Jun 20, 08 @ 11:51 am: Yeah, like your birthday comment. lol - Independent - Friday, Jun 20, 08 @ 1:28 pm: The “3 Comments” link from the home page is broken. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.