Good morning!

Welcome to this edition of the Morning Drive Podcast! In today’s episode, we hear about Chicago’s political history and get some of the latest news.

Today’s news:

►William Cellini is scheduled to be sentenced today for his role in corruption in the Blagojevich administration.

►Voters in Northwest Indiana generally lean Democrat. But some people there give points to Mitt Romney in last night’s presidential debate.

Featured in the podcast:

►WBEZ’s Curious City answers the question Why has Chicago had so many Democratic mayors?

And your WEATHER for today: Partly cloudy and windy but still warm, with a chance of thunderstorms and rain this afternoon and a high of 79.

Tonight, cloudy with  chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy with a low of 45.

Tomorrow, partly cloudy, and still a slight chance of rain with a high of 57

And, this weekend… gloomy but hopefully no rain; cloudy skies with highs in the mid-50’s.

Music in the podcast brought to you by Modest Mouse. It’s called “It Always Rains on a Picnic.” (Hint: today isn’t a good picnic day.)