"I might be a lobbyist after this. I've seen all the money they make." -College student Erik Sarnello, a member of the jury which convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on only one of the 24 charges brought against him, revises his career plans in the wake of the corruption trial.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich had a Snapple for lunch. I know you were wondering.

"Sippy cups are primarily for toddlers, yes. But they're also handy when you put a 7-year-old in a pristine white dress, hand her chocolate milk and expect her to stay clean and happy. After the Tribune reported she was drinking chocolate milk (a treat, we assume, for suffering through the day in court), the sippy cup decision struck us as eminently reasonable." -The Chicago Sun-Times defends Rod and Patti Blagojevich's decision to have their daughter carry a sippy cup into the courtroom where the former Illinois governor is being tried for corruption. Critics contend it was a ruse meant to make the jury think the daughter is younger than [...]