Man Who Created Bulls Logo Never Paid / City's Red-Light Camera Guy Got $14K in 'Gifts' / Big No to Closing Clark and Addison

Man who designed Chicago Bulls logo 50 years ago never got a dime

• Every time Karen Wessel tunes into a Bulls home game from her Alaska home, she can see her father’s spirit right at center court. As team celebrates 50 years, Dean Wessel’s daughter said her dad’s legacy was about being a good man. [DNAinfo Chicago]

Ex-City Hall employee got $14K in gifts from red-light camera contractor, ex-VP testifies

• After Redflex Traffic Systems won Chicago’s lucrative red-light camera contract in 2003, its employees gathered to celebrate 2,000 miles away in Los Angeles. So did John Bills, the assistant commissioner from the Chicago Department of Transportation now accused of helping Redflex cheat its way into contracts that would turn out to be worth $131 million. [Sun-Times]

City Hall turns thumbs down on closing Clark, Addison for Cubs games

• The Cubs’ idea of closing Clark and Addison streets to automobiles on game days is a non-starter, according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office. Cubs business President Crane Kenney floated the idea at the Cubs Convention. [Chicago Tribune]

Canada Goose Invades City With $800 Parkas (That Smash-&-Grab Thieves Want)

• Canada Goose parkas are taking over Chicago. But do we really need to dress like Arctic explorers? [DNAinfo Chicago]

Northwestern Memorial accused of failing to properly sedate surgical patient

• CHICAGO – A Cook County woman says she was improperly sedated during surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, causing her to suffer injuries during the procedure. Karen Nobile filed a lawsuit Jan. 13. [Cook County Record]

Skull fragments unearthed on South Side were likely donated for research

• Skull fragments found in a Fuller Park industrial building are human and were likely donated to science “long ago,” according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The bones were found Monday morning. [Chicago Tribune]

Shedd Aquarium to close for two days this week for maintenance

• If you’re dying to get a look at the Shedd Aquarium’s dolphin calf Makoa, plan ahead—the aquarium will be closed two days this week for maintenance. The aquarium will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. [Sun-Times]