The second-year safety is among those involved in an NFL investigation of a party at a Miami beach nightclub where players' photos wearing their teams' uniforms were used, a violation of league licensing rules. more ›

Folks at the Chicago Election Board will be pulling overtime this weekend as they try and correct the listing of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney's name as "R. Whitey" on thousands of electronic voting machines in Chicago. Almost 5,000 early votes have already been cast, and the serious typo will continue to appear on the voting machines throughout the weekend for the rest of the early voters. As a follow-up to the incident, a notice pointing out the mistake will accompany the city's early voting locations in efforts to clear up any confusion about who exactly is running as the Green Party candidate. more ›

No "Morning Box Score" today, readers, but take a look at this gem. From the city that gave us the "Chi-Tonw" tattoos comes news of a Northwest Side White Sox fan who had the White Sox logo accidentally tattooed backward on her thigh. more ›

• The sentence hearing for Sandra Vasquez, guilty in a 2007 drunk driving crash that killed five teens, was held today. As of post time, her sentence had still not been announced.
• The delivery of Boeing's long-awaited 787 Dreamliner has, once again, been delayed.
• The Chicago Park District is taking a look at the lakefront paths and their traffic in what could lead to efforts to ease congestion.

Speaking of anniversaries, last week marked our sixth anniversary blogging all there is to write to about this amazing city we call "home" (no matter where we originated from). We celebrated quietly in the Chicagoist office (if you call four kegs and a petting zoo "quiet") but plan on bringing the anniversary fun to you soon (so keep your eyes peeled). Thanks for making us part of your routine for the last six years and we look forward to tons more fun in the future. more ›

The Blackhawks are just minutes away from opening their Western Conference Final series against the San Jose Sharks. But someone's face is red right now after an oops at Daley Plaza left a tribute to the team just a bit off-color. The fountain was supposed to be dyed red but wound up hot pink instead. After a few attempts to get the water the right hue, the city just gave up Friday evening and promised to give it another go tomorrow or Tuesday. On the bright side, some visitors to the plaza said they thought it was pink for another worthy reason: breast cancer awareness. [CBS 2] more ›

For the second time in five years, the owners of the storefront located at 4055 N. Kedzie are dealing with an unwelcome guest. Overnight, a minivan lost control and slammed into the storefront, located at the corner of N. Kedzie and W. Belle Plaine. No injuries we're reported from the accident but residents of the second floor apartment were evacuated out of concerns over structural damage. more ›

Add another heartbreak to the list for Kanye. First his tour with Lady Gaga gets canceled and now? His clothing line follows suit. Photos of his fashion line, Pastelle, hit the interwebz yesterday, but already, it seems, it's defunct. Not to be deterred, Kanye plans to try again with another line under his own name. more ›

The Lord's Senator has become The Absent-Minded Senator. Senator Burris is backpedaling to fix another "oops," this time amending a financial statement involving stock options. According to the Tribune, Burris forgot to mention his option to buy 8,000 shares of stock in Inland Real Estate Corp. on a Senate financial disclosure statement. Burris served on the board of the company between 1996 and January of this year when he was sworn in as the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois. Burris' communications director Jim O'Connor told the Trib, "You are absolutely right. His unexercised options were not disclosed," and that Burris will amend the statement to include the options. more ›

Who among us hasn't accidentally forgotten to do something that we then really feel guilty about? Like maybe failing to call our Mom on her birthday? Or forgetting to include one of our favorites on our Hall of Fame ballot and almost seeing him forever dropped from the ballot? more ›