Morning round up: Quinton Young appointed to task force

Outspoken local physician and Obama doctor Quinton Young has been named to head the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, by his former client, Gov. Pat Quinn. He'll be tasked with cleaning up the board, which was once rigged by the disgraced Tony Rezko, according to prosecutors. The board oversees the expansion and construction of hospitals. Young will not be paid for his position.

The Southtown Star lashes out at health insurance in Illinois, and the state's insurance board. Columnist Phil Kadner recently wrote about a woman who was denied health insurance because she was in grief counseling.

These bloggers are not pleased that Michelle Obama earned almost $63,000 from the University of Chicago Medical Center last year. She was unpaid leave from the hospital while she campaigned with her husband. Her position at U of C was eliminated early this year.