Goodbye, Chicago
(For my Grand Canyon post, see below)

I'm now in Washington D.C., where I'll be covering Congress through December.

But before I'm away from Chicago too long, I wanted to post some photos of some, but not all, of my favorite Medill instructors, who made the experience so terrific:

Steve's writing coaching was invaluable, but perhaps his best advice to me was to carry a box cutter when I'm reporting in certain neighborhoods.

Joe was the first instructor I met at Medill. He has to be the hardest working man in the newsroom.

Jon and Mindy made the last quarter in the newsroom a blast.The fact that Nancy is wearing Steve's bathrobe tells you everything you need to know about this party.

Some of my sources along the way:

Mayor Daley

Don King, his voice as loud as his bedazzled jacket

Senator Obama