They didn't seem to know a thing about it until Fitzgerald made his announcement. And then there's the problem with the Chicago media, and whose pocket they might be in. Sam Zell was considering the governors demands, at least by some accounts, to can some of the Tribunes editorial staff. He, of course, looks out for number one.

             The way it is now, though, it could easily become the next Whitewater. Kenneth Starr must be chomping at the bit.