Reading a book ain’t what it used to be.  Steven Johnson decides he has a yen for a novel, presses a few Kindle buttons, and has one in hand, presto.  That’s book-buying and reading these days.  He has more about the revolution in same here . . .

Chi mayoral brother and Cook County board member John Daley recuses himself often (votes present) on county board issues, so involved is he commercially with politically important insurance customers.  Mark Konkol and Tim Novak have that story of tangled webs here . . .

Banks aren’t lending as much as the Treasury Dept. says they are, because Treasury uses the median amount, but WSJ uses the totality of lending.  Another case, it seems of governmental body claiming success in business matters beyond what’s true.  A Journal team — David Enrich, Michael R. Crittenden and Maurice Tamman — has it here.