Here are some of the stories that caught our attention during the work day for November 13, 2012
Embattled and invisible congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. is no longer a patient at the Mayo Clinic and the federal probe into misuse of campaign funds may be spreading to his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson. [SUN-TIMES]
Speaking of Jackson, Jr., if he’s ousted or steps down, Sam Adam, Jr., who has famously defended both R. Kelly and former governor Rod Blagojevich, has expressed an interest in running for the seat. [SUN-TIMES]
Former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell will change her not guilty plea in connection to a $53 million embezzlement charge to guilty tomorrow. [CBS 2]
A non-profit has filed a lawsuit over the strict guidelines in the city’s food truck ordinance. [CHICAGOIST]
Controversial Cook County judge Susan McDunn, who claimed she was being ruined by secret lawsuits including powerful Chicago figures, has stepped down from her position. [SUN-TIMES; previously]
Those fancy-pants new CTA rail cars are debuting on the Red Line this week, just in time for no one on the South Side to be able to use them next summer. [ABC 7]
With the “fiscal cliff” looming, some Democrats have growing interest in a Romney campaign pledge as a way to raise taxes on the rich through deduction caps. [NY TIMES]
A gay marriage bill is high on Rahm Emanuel’s Springfield agenda. [SUN-TIMES]
The renowned BBC finds itself mired in the middle of its largest scandal ever. [REUTERS]
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has been accused of murder but he tells Wired he’s been framed. [GIZMODO; WIRED]
One goat, two giraffes missing in Lakeview. [WBEZ]
Porn star Jenna Jameson has to pony up almost $100,000 to a Naperville theater for pulling out of a planned appearance. [DAILY HERALD]
As if Mitt Romney needed another reason to be jealous of the Obamas, First Lady Michelle gets Downton Abbey episodes early. [POLITICO]
Bright One: Andy Ihnatko looks at the big tech FAIL the Romney campaign faced on Election Day and how the Obama campaign side-stepped the same fate. [SUN-TIMES]
And Finally: The Word of the Year is “GIF.” [YAHOO NEWS]
