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FILE - In a Dec. 2, 1963, file photo George Halas, left, the owner and coach of the Bears, and George Allen, defensive coach for the Bears, work at the football draft held at the Sheraton Hotel on Dec. 2, 1963, in Chicago. The NFL Draft will be held in Chicago beginning Thursday, April 30, 2015. (Ed Wagner Sr./Chicago Tribune, via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Bears GM Pace steers clear of NFL draft headquarters

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN - Associated Press

In this April 20, 2015 photo, household items from Oprah Winfrey's Chicago apartment are seen on display in a showroom at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago. Furniture, artwork and personal items will be sold at auction on April 25. Included are pieces from Oprah's home gym, designer clothing, shoes and handbags as well as furniture, artwork, china and glassware. Prices range from $50 to $120,000. Proceeds will benefit the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Oprah’s household items going to highest bidder

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, retiring Cardinal Francis George is seen at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. A funeral Mass is planned for George on Thursday, April 23, 2015, who died last Friday at age 78 after a long battle with cancer. The Chicago native who grew up in a working-class neighborhood was appointed leader of the nation's third-largest archdiocese in 1997 by Pope John Paul II. George will be buried in his family's plot at All Saints Cemetery in suburban Des Plaines. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Catholics say final farewell to Chicago’s Cardinal George

By TAMMY WEBBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Cardinal Francis George speaks during an interview at the North American College in Rome. George, a vigorous defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who led the U.S. bishops' fight against Obamacare and played a key role in the church's response to the clergy sex abuse scandal, has died. He was 78. George, who retired as Chicago archbishop in the fall of 2014, died Friday morning, April 17, 2015, after a long fight with cancer, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Apostolic Blessing offered to those who mourn Cardinal George

Catholic News Agency

In this Thursday, April 16, 2015 photo, Beverley Petrunich, co-owner of DoGone Fun, a day care and boarding facility, visits with some of her clients in Chicago. Experts say doggie day care contributed to an epidemic of dog flu in Chicago that is spreading in the Midwest. Petrunich says when the virus emerged in Chicago, her canine clients were hit hard. She consulted with vets, then closed for five days in late March to control the outbreak. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Dog flu outbreak gained foothold at urban doggie day cares

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman reacts during a timeout against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)

SNYDER: Wizards’ lofty goals, disappointing results not a sign of progress

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore (24) looks to pass between Washington Wizards guard John Wall, left, and Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce (34) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Wall returns to lineup as Wizards cruise to win over Hawks’ backups

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

A funnel cloud crosses south Perryville Road on Thursday, April 9, 2015, south of Interstate 39 in Rockford, Ill. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT

Tornado kills 2 people, destroys homes in tiny Illinois town

By Michael Tarm and Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel smiles as he pints to a sign during a victorious election night at Plumbers Local 130 Union Hall, Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in Chicago. Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as voters in Chicago’s first mayoral runoff decided that, despite his brusque management style, the former White House chief of staff was best equipped to deal with the dire financial challenges facing the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Rahm Emanuel facing huge challenges in 2nd term as Chicago mayor

By Sophia Tareen and Sara Burnett - Associated Press

In December, 2008, President-elect Obama and Education Secretary-designate Arne Duncan, left, mingle at Chicago's Dodge Renaissance Academy. Incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, center, looks on. (AP Photo)

ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: Obama’s failing grade on education: Contrived crisis, cronyism

By Armstrong Williams

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel responds to a reporter's question after the second of three televised debates against Cook County Commissioner and Chicago mayoral candidate Jesus Garcia, ahead of next month's runoff election, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Rahm Emanuel tries to lure firms from Indiana over law that Illinois already has

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., leaves federal court in Washington after being sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson Jr. will be released from a federal prison on Thursday, March 26, 2015, and will serve out the remainder of his term in a Washington, D.C., halfway house, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy told The Associated Press after visiting Jackson behind bars. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal prison for halfway house

By Caryn Rousseau - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler (21) drives along the base line as Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Bulls beat Raptors for fifth straight time, 116-103

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press