Here's hoping that Chicago's not too scandal-ed out by fall, because our political corruption is at the core of CBS's upcoming drama, "The Good Wife."

In the opening moments of the pilot, which airs Sept. 22, a politician and his wife present a united front at a press conference, where he resigns as State's Attorney of Cook County - and apologizes for his "personal failings."

We learn that's a euphemism for dalliances with prostitutes, possibly in return for political favors.

The wife looks the part, in pearls and a crisp houndstooth jacket. But after the announcement, in the hall when they're alone, she slaps him across the face.

Then the show fast-forwards to six months later. The politician is in prison, and his wife has gone back to work at a prestigious law firm to pay the family's bills.

Sound familiar to you? The plot rips several scandals from the headlines, and then purees them together in what promises to be an addicting show - especially for Chicagoans. Judging from the first episode, "The Good Wife" has many real-life inspirations...