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Midday News Links: Cubs Sue Billy Cub Mascot Owners

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 21, 2014 6:30PM

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Photo credit: Dawn Mueller

  • The Cubs are suing the people responsible for Billy Cub, the unofficial mascot accused of bad behavior outside the Friendly Confines including punching a guy in a bar. [Crain's]
  • Kecil, a 6-month-old baby orangutan from the Toledo Zoo, has a surrogate mother in Brookfield Zoo's Maggie after his mother rejected him. [ABC 7]
  • Development on the former Purple Hotel site in Lincolnwood includes a possible hotel and grocery. [CBS Chicago]
  • Whet Moser writes lovingly of his fondness for Millennium Park's Lurie Garden. [Chicago magazine]
  • The Bulls re-signed Kirk Hinrich and second-round draft pick Cameron Bairstow. [ESPN Chicago]