Merry Christmas, Governor

Inching closer to the Executive Mansion, oops, wherever he lives.

• Chicago Tribune


• Associated Press


• Chicago Sun-Times

Meanwhile, the Tennessee Waltz bribery scandal bagman got 18 months.

Why do the lyrics of the 1954 Frank Sinatra song, “Young at Heart,” come to mind?

You can go to extremes with impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting with each passing day
And love is either in your heart or on the way

Well, at least the first three lines seem to fit.

Posted first at McHenry County Blog, where Potterville, Illinois, is featured Saturday.