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Extra Extra: Chicago Honors Ernie Banks

By Parker Molloy in News on Jan 31, 2015 9:50PM

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(Bend but Don't Break by ronitbez)

  • Former players and fans honored the memory of late Cubs legend Ernie Banks at a service held today at Fourth Presbyterian Church. [Sun-Times]
  • Police confiscate $6.7 million dollars worth of cocaine in a Humboldt Park drug bust, arresting one. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • A new lawsuit alleges that an off-duty Chicago police officer beat a lesbian teen and her brother, targeting her for wearing “boy” clothes. [RedEye]
  • Three Chicago-area football players make plans to suit up for Sunday’s Super Bowl. [Tribune]
  • Amid licensing delay, medical marijuana advocates grow increasingly concerned. [Reuters]

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