* I told subscribers about these two things the other day.

First up, talk of changing the Road Fund formula is in the air…

The state Senate’s two leaders are open to changes in the way the government divides transportation funding, which now sends the lion’s share to downstate Illinois. […]

Currently, there’s a major debate on formulas going on in Springfield, [Senate President John Cullerton] said. “District 1 has 80 percent of the population and receives 45 percent of the money,” he added, referring to Chicago, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. […]

The Metropolitan Planning Council is backing legislation proposed by Vernon Hills Democrat Kathy Ryg to divvy up transportation dollars based on objective criteria - such as population, safety, pollution prevention and job creation rather than political horse-trading in the General Assembly.

“It makes sense to set up a program with clear criteria rather than a lump sum handed out to the caucuses,” Radogno said.

And Cullerton is open to borrowing…

Chicago Democrat Cullerton appealed to Republicans to bring real solutions to the table and said he’d consider any ideas. For example, if someone proposed borrowing money now and raising taxes to pay it back two years later based on the premise that the economy will have rebounded, “I’m open to that,” he said.

* Also, a change is coming at the ICC…

Word is Quinn plans to shake up the Illinois Commerce Commission and replace [Chairman] Charles E. Box with a top woman of Asian and African-American descent.