How Far Will Fitzgerald Go With Chicago's Democrats?

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

There's a guessing game being played at City Hall these days. Who's wearing the wire? Who'll be charged next in the continuing Hired Truck investigation? And just how close will the investigation get to Mayor Daley?

"I don't think anybody thinks it's over," said one City Hall insider. "Everybody's waiting for the other shoe to drop. This is one of those slow deaths."

It has been 22 months since the Chicago Sun-Times exposed how the city's $40 million-a-year Hired Truck Program was laden with waste, fraud and corruption, a haven for people with political clout or ties to organized crime. And City Hall has no idea when, or where, the resulting federal investigation will end.

In August, Daley spent two hours answering questions from federal agents as part of the investigation, which has expanded to include city hiring practices. Daley -- who has hired a prominent Washington attorney -- has not been accused of wrongdoing.

This is a good review so far of how much work Fitzgerald has done.