When Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr (D-IL) resigned from Congress yesterday, about the only ones surprised were Chicago’s local media outlets. Actually, they weren’t. They were simply playing their part in the theatrics known as Chicago politics. The truth is, everyone remotely connected to Jesse Jackson Jr and Chicago’s political scene knew this resignation was coming. Here’s what comes next.

http://www.examiner.com/article/jackson-jr-resigns-independent-lewis-to-run-again