Sen. Roland Burriss, the black sheep of the Senate because of his relationship with former and disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, appears to be a real player in the health care reform debate. The reason is that Burriss, one of the 60 Democrats needed to prevent a filibuster, has said he will not support a bill without a public option.

The IOC announced that Chicago and Tokyo have been rejected as sites for the 2016 Olympics. Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are the finalists. The announcement as to who will host the 2016 Olympics will happen between 12-12:30 EST.

President Obama joined his wife, Michelle, in Copenhagen today in an effort to make a final push to bring the Olympics to U.S. soil again ahead of the 2016 Olympics announcement. Chicago is one of the finalists and the odds are not bad for the Windy City. Mrs. Obama and Oprah Winfrey arrived prior to the President Obama and have blazed a trail in Copenhagen showing their determination to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago.

Three have been arrested in the case of Derrion Albert's beating death, which was caught on tape and which I wrote about earlier. The three have have been charged with first-degree murder and will be tried as adults.

Another example of gang violence, but one horrifically caught on tape. Sadder, the beating victim had no gang affiliation.

Michelle Obama is hoping that the 2016 Olympics will be held in Chicago. Mrs. Obama was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, not far from the suggested locations for the 2016 Olympic Games. President Barack Obama is sending his wife Michelle to Copenhagen next month in hopes that she can urge Olympics organizers to select Chicago to host the 2016 Games.

Chicago is preparing one of the largest air and water show of the year 2009 that aims to put the city on the map as one of the top entertaining destinations. The Chicago Air & Water Show is the largest spectator event in the United States and the longest ongoing show of its kind in North America.

Venetian Night Chicago 2009 is expected to attract more than 500,000 people today. The festival is expected to be so crowded that the Chicago Transit Authority will provide buses and transportation for the 52nd annual Venetian Night festival in Chicago.

Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched the first perfect game in five years. This comes just a couple of weeks after Johnathan Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants missed a perfect game due to an error on the part of Juan Uribe, on a very easy ground ball.

I have a terrible fear of heights. So does my wife. Thus, you couldn't pay me enough money to step out on these balconies that Sears Tower in Chicago has unveiled today: 103rd floor glass balconies.

Cop taped beating female bartender in Chicago sentenced to probation and avoids going to jail.

Nothing was going to stop this wedding. Not a messed-up wedding cake, missing wedding rings, the bride running off with the best man, nothing. Of course, none of those happened. Swine flu, however, did.