Gun Arrests At Twerking Contest / Konkol's Old Man / Pride Fest/ NKOTB

A weird, old guy with a white beard obsessively picks up litter in my parents' neighborhood.

The neighbors say he's an "awesome person to care so much ... to continually do something on his own like this without being asked."

That's my Dad. (Don't forget: Sunday is Father's Day).

KONKOL COLUMN: Happy Father's Day To The Old Man Picking Up Litter In South Holland

Hangin' Tough.* High: 81 Low: 61.

• Don't forget: Dads get a free Rainbow Cone on Father's Day. It's the perfect gift for any Dad who doesn't want you to buy him anything — and loves to stand in line for free stuff. (Patch)
• Listen up, unemployed lifeguards! It's hot. Chicagoans dependent on park district pools need you. The lifeguard shortage inspired the Park District to boost the bonus for applicants and veteran lifeguards to $600. (CBS2)
• A chaotic scene ruined part of a nice day at 31st Street Beach when police spotted a gun while on the lookout for an unauthorized twerking contest promoted online. Four people were arrested, and three guns were confiscated. (FOX32)
• Mariah Woelfel reports: When mayoral contender state Rep. Kam Buckner took over World Sport Chicago, he promised to provide kids in “forgotten pockets” of the city “opportunities and chances to succeed and to survive. Instead, Buckner's salary more than doubled and the charity that aimed to help city kids closed on his watch. (WBEZ)
• An 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in the Lawndale neighborhood. Police are looking for the driver, who fled the scene. (Patch)

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— Mark Konkol

About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Chicago Daily? Contact me at mark.konkol@patch.com