Good morning on this Monday of a short week.

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley has some specific ideas on what cuts should be part of the city's budget and he sent them to us. These are very specific plans. Quigley is, after all, eyeing a run for mayor. Take a look and see if you agree with him.

Monday's editorial is about bond issuances, essentially the city equivalent of carrying a balance on your credit card. Only, as our editorial points out, investors are becoming skittish when it comes to holding Chicago's debt: so much so, we report, that Goldman Sachs, who was handling the deal, could not find a buyer for a good chunk of it, even at a premium interest rate. We also wonder why Chicago wants the authority to issue yet more debt, even though it has what seems to be an unused credit line, already approved.

Sunday, we took a look at the thorny subject of property taxes, sensing a particularly strong rebellion around the recent big bills that landed in people 's mailboxes. And we tried to explain the one part of those bills that arguably represent good news: the rise in property values in Chicago's less affluent neighborhoods.

We also returned today to the subject of cellphones and why we think they should be banned in schools.

Also worth a read: new pieces from regular contributors Paul Vallas and John Shaw and our longstanding column from Clarence Page on ICE. On a more unifying note, we get you into the mood of Thanksgiving week with a lovely article from Paul Kendrick on the theme: "We are each other's harvest."

More like that to come this week.

Have a good start to the week and if you are already travelling, may you go smoothly and safely.

— Chris Jones, editorial page editor

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