Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) | J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Shutdown blah blah
They’re still fighting. Skim the Washington Post’s roundup and the New York Times’ handy graphic of the bewildering back-and-forth, and then we’ll bring you some real news. [Washington Post, New York Times]
Englewood fire
A woman and an 11-month-old have died in a fire that spread to three homes on the South Side. [Sun-Times]
CHA CEO: G2G
Charles Woodyard has resigned from the Chicago Housing Authority. [Sun-Times]
‘Narcotics metropolis’
Why Chicago’s geography and transportation infrastructure make it perfect for the drug trade. [Chicago Magazine]
Riding with Rahm
Where’s your helmet, Mr. Mayor? [Neil Steinberg]
Shooting confusion
“It appears the intoxicated victim does not remember how he sustained the gunshot wound.” [Sun-Times]
Back-to-back-to-back
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the next two Golden Globes. [Voices]
CTA pains
If only the Ventra transition had gone as smoothly as Red Line South construction. [RedEye]
Amtrak on track
Ridership is up more than 3 percent in regional routes to and from Chicago. [Crain’s]
The Bright One
This developer’s unafraid to say it’s not his problem that poor people are being displaced from the city’s single-room occupancy buildings. [Mark Brown]
Commute
Sudoku; Weather; Traffic; CTA; Metra; Flight delays
And finally
Chief Keef’s off to jail. [Sun-Times]
