Rumors Rumors Everywhere

We like some of these:

• Stormy Seas and Major Changes Ahead; Hold Fast!
  
  It appears that the Mayor will soon have another rubber stamp in the City Council. Unconfirmed reports are that Alderman Brian G. Doherty will soon be resigning his Aldermanic position and that the Mayor will choose a successor.
  
  Mayor Richard M. Daley will lose a key African American ally soon. Alderman Isaac "Ike" S. Carothers will be federally indicted by midsummer, on public corruption charges. Once again, the Mayor will personally select an Alderman.
  
  The Mayor is beyond frantic in his quest of attaining the 2016 Olympics. The Mayor wishes to place the 2016 Olympics as the capstone on his public service career. The Olympics provide a guarantee of a Daley Legacy for the next 100 years and a much needed distraction from the corruption and scandal that have become flagrant and blatantly obvious to the public.
  
  The Olympics also guarantee Chicago a much needed, federal infusion of capitol for pet projects. The Olympics provide the perfect screen to distribute literally, billions of dollars worth of contracts to the chosen few and enrich select individuals and families.
  
  Michael K. Shields will utilize his position as a trustee, on the Policemen's Annuity and Pension Fund of Chicago, to cause the Daley family greater suffering and humiliation. Michael K. Shields will be instrumental in obtaining the federal indictment of Robert G. Vanecko.
  
  The alleged misdeeds of Jon G. Burge are also haunting, former Cook County States Attorney Richard M. Daley, twenty five years latter and will become much more pronounced in the next two years.
  
  Underlying brewing scandals of unimagined proportion will surface after October 10,2009 and any attempt to surmount them will be futile.
  
  Police Superintendent Jody "J.P." Weis will gracefully exit his position, for greener pastures, in November 2009 and a CPD insider will replace him. Will Alfonza Wysinger become the next Superintendent?
  
  Mayor Richard M. Daley will, for yet undetermined reasons, opt out of running for re-election in late 2010. The Mayor will formally endorse Cook County Sheriff Tom J. Dart to succeed him.
  
  All eyes should be on Paul G. Vallas and his triumphant return to Illinois. Will Paul run for Illinois Governor, US Senator or for Mayor of Chicago?
  
  What high paying celebrity position will Ariel "Ari" Z. Emanuel find Milorad "Rod" R. Blagojevich? Rahm Emanuel is desperate to keep the former Governor quiet, occupied and funded; an indicted, humiliated and impoverished man can cause tremendous problems.
  
  FOP President Mark P. Donahue will be replaced by Daniel J. Shields, you heard it all here first.

Every good rumor has a little bit of truth in it. Alderman Doherty recently sustained a nasty fall - he might be having health problems. Carothers has been mentioned as a subject/target of a number of Federal investigations - he might be gone soon. Burge, the Oylmpics, Vallas, Blago, even the pension board protests, all have a glint of factual information tied into some wishful thinking. Each of these is a plausible scenario. Discuss.