* Daily Herald: Sort through the charges and counter-charges, however, and what emerges is that none of the four congressional candidates is putting forth a plan that would keep Social Security from going bankrupt after Baby Boomers retire and there aren’t enough workers left to keep the program afloat.

* Oy: Voting equipment glitches lingering

* And another oy: Early voters finding machines aren’t without faults

* Brown: Obama’s dealings with Rezko buy a parcel of questions

* Sneed has a bit about those state mailers to families of “newborns” from the governor

* St. Amand: “I racked my brain to come up with Dan Hynes as the Democrat and Carole Pankau as the Republican in the comptroller’s race. I knew Alexi Giannoulias was the Democrat running for treasurer, but I couldn’t spell his name. And I drew a blank on Christine Radogno as the Republican candidate.”

* Bernie: GOP worried about ‘throwaway’ votes for Whitney

* Tridgell: They can’t drive [on Tollway] much faster than 55

* Privatized lottery: The ticket to ride?

* Web tactic on foe’s behalf upsets appellate court candidate

* Parties thinking small to get votes - Microtargeting helps find sympathetic ears

* Tribune: The two candidates running to replace retiring Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan agree the department must be modernized and should embrace a more effective use of technology. Beyond that, there is little common ground linking Democrat Tom Dart and Republican Peter Garza.