Coal-fired plants thriving in Chicago, and could escape new regulations (WaPo)

Hospital advertising is up, thanks to recession fears (Crain's)

How Chicagoland schools are preparing for swine flu (Trib)

NU gets approval for huge hospital project (Crain's)

Progress Illinois summarizes health care debate news in the state, including a Sun-Times smackdown (Progress Illinois)

Ninety percent of U.S. paper currency has traces of cocaine. But does it raise the value of a dollar? (CNN)

Health care squabbles helping GOP (Politico)

Meanwhile, the White House pulls back on the public option, to the dismay of liberals (WaPo/CBS)

Obama talks reform with veterans (NYTimes)