Crime

Bears legend Dick Butkus will read the team’s selections on the second day of the draft, the NFL announced Tuesday. The league plans to bring a former star in for … Continued

Authorities are investigating four recent burglaries at homes and apartments on the Northwest Side. All of the burglaries happened in the past week, mostly during the daylight and early evening … Continued

At last Chicago’s mayoral runoff election is over. It was a contest that featured: 1) Too many dollars chasing too few voters 2) Predictions by pundits that one candidate, Jesus … Continued

A former employee of the U.S. EPA, who owned thousands of pornographic images of children, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison. Thomas Manning, 54, pleaded guilty in July … Continued

Tom Turek of Bridgeview sent this photo and observation on monk parakeets. He emailed: They usually make their nests in big evergreens, as provides more cover for them. They seem … Continued

A man was shot late Monday in the South Chicago neighborhood. The man, 27, was shot in the back at 11:52 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Muskegon, according … Continued

Official paperwork has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court contesting election results in the 10th aldermanic ward. Recent vote tallies had incumbent Ald. John Pope trailing challenger Susan Sadlowski … Continued

The nation’s first prep sports governing body to face a class-action concussions lawsuit has asked an Illinois judge to dismiss the suit, arguing that if it prevails, it could kill … Continued

MIAMI — Sen. Marco Rubio is gathering his strongest supporters in Miami for a flashy political rally expected to serve as his launch into the 2016 Republican presidential race. The … Continued

Bail was set at $350,000 for a Chicago man who left a gun on top of a refrigerator at his girlfriend’s North Lawndale home, where an unsupervised boy found it … Continued