M ayor Daley on Monday transferred control over city hiring to his corruption-fighting inspector general, but touched off a political firestorm in the process - by proposing that the inspector general be empowered to investigate Chicago aldermen from this day forward. Those same fears apply today - even though the 2011 election is fast approaching and voters have had their fill of political corruption. [1]

Mayor Richard Daley today proposed expanding the powers of the city's inspector general to include investigating aldermen -- an idea long opposed by City Council -- as well as taking away the hiring oversight duties currently held by the mayor's compliance office. The proposed ordinance, which Daley will introduce at Wednesday's council meeting, would be a dramatic shift in the power struggle between City Hall watchdogs. [2]