Chatham Squatter / Michael Jordan Card Swiped / Gun Buyback / Jibarito

A rare Michael Jordan rookie card worth $25,000 was stolen from a Lincoln Square shop.

Elite Sports Cards & Comics owner Ronnie Holloway says the robber, who was caught on video, got away with $100,000 in memorabilia, including Walter Payton and Babe Ruth trading cards.

Thunder. High: 72 Low: 59.

• A squatter has stopped a woman from selling her newly renovated house in Chatham. Danielle Cruz's contractor told her that someone had moved in and changed the locks. The "tenant" says she has a lease. The scenario is more common than you think. (Patch)
• The Rev. Michael Pfleger's St. Sabina Church is hosting a gun buyback on Saturday. You can get $200 for an assault weapon, $100 for a gun and $10 for replica or BB guns. (Patch)
• "I got a newsflash for you: Thoughts and prayers, they don't work, OK?" Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said at a news conference touting a bill that would prevent the sale of bullets to people who don't have a firearm owner's identification card. (Patch)
• A 17-year-old was charged with shooting former Chicago top cop Terry Hillard with a paint gun. The 78-year-old former police superintendent wasn't hurt. (FOX32)
• The Chicago cop who was caught on a viral video restraining a woman who was walking her dog on North Avenue Beach in August has resigned. Police officer Bruce Dyker, who was on desk duty, resigned last month before the department filed misconduct charges. (CBS2)

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