Little Birdie Department...

We hear that State's Attorney Dick Devine, 50th Ward Resident, is considering not running for re-election.

Naisy Dolar told me during the campaign that Devine "was making calls on her behalf." One wonders, if this is true, whether Ald. Stone has anything to do with Devine's decision on his future. Stone, once a Republican (and said to control the 50th Ward GOP organization), has threatened to run a "strong" Republican against Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky because of her public support for Dolar. But I don't believe that Devine's name ever appeared in a public endorsement of Dolar. Still, Stone's wrath can be matched only by Emil Jones.

Regardless of Stone's part in all this, Devine may very well draw a substantial challenger in the Democratic primary for State's Attorney if he does run for re-election. This is one of the positions that Stone's fellow alderman have on their radar when they talk about Jon Burge and the use of torture in the Windy City. I'd hate for Devine to be the fall guy, but are the stars aligning against him?