This was a huge game. (Chicago) is a team that is not used to missing the playoffs.

There were so many penalties at the start that it was hard to get going. But we made a lot of progress from the last game. We played harder and smarter, but we still have a long way to go.

I think we were playing scared to lose. It was not our effort, but that we were worried to fall behind early.

I am going to St. Petersburg, Florida, tomorrow. Let the worthy citizens of Chicago get their liquor the best they can. I'm sick of the job-it's a thankless one and full of grief. I've been spending the best years of my life as a public benefactor.

It's one of his first appearances in the Chicago area.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers would have strongly preferred a more open selection process for such an important interim appointment. Potential interim appointments to the Supreme Court should be subjected to public scrutiny and comment before the appointment is made, not after.