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Extra Extra: A Fight Over Ernie Banks' Remains Heads To Court

By Lisa White in News on Feb 14, 2015 9:00PM

  • A fight between Ernie Banks’ estranged wife and another woman over what will happen to Banks' remains is headed to court. [Sun-Times]
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago's president and CEO Kenneth Pigott died Friday afternoon. [Tribune]
  • A plan to test out pets on Metra trains has been axed after concerns about allergies, barking dogs and animal odors. [Sun-Times]
  • The Trans 100, an annual event that honors some of the most influential voices leading the transgender movement, will be held in Chicago this year on March 29 at Mayne Stage. [Huffington Post Chicago]
  • Since it is Feb. 14 after all, it's the perfect day to visit the Chicago magazine archives and read an excerpt from Jonathan Eig's Get Capone on the St. Valentine's Day massacre. [Chicago Magazine]

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