• The newest residents of the Lincoln Park Zoo are eight Japanese snow monkeys, part of a just-opened exhibit that will include touchscreens for visitors this May. These monkeys are smart, zoo officials say, and they've even made snowballs. Perfect for a Chicago winter.
• Meet me at Mikita? You might have to find a new meeting place at United Center following the announcement this week that the iconic Michael Jordan statue will be moving inside a new building. The new building will serve United Center employees, but the atrium housing the statue and a team store will be open to the public.
• If the Obama Presidential Library goes in Washington or Jackson park, could they lose their federal historic place designation? That's the fear of some activists, who worry the parks could mirror Soldier Field's path after it was remodeled.
• Chicago State University officials aren't pleased with a new report from Trojan, the condom company, which ranked sexual health education at CSU near the bottom of a national poll. CSU officials said no one from the company that produced the report talked to them. "CSU engages in frequent sexual health education starting at the beginning of each semester and continuing throughout the year," a spokesman told reporter Andrea Watson.
• Mark Konkol brings the story of federal agent Richard "Two Gun" Hart - also known as Al Capone's brother, Vincenzo. Author Jeff McArthur’s book, “Two Gun Hart: Lawman, Cowboy and Long-Lost Brother of Al Capone,” breaks down the details of the amazing life of the least-known Capone.
McArthur said Hart's son "believes that his father was a real hero in his own right and deserves to be recognized. And [Richard Hart’s] story, even if you take Al Capone out of it, is still amazing and heroic."
• Police in some Chicago neighborhoods will soon start wearing body cameras, part of a new pilot program, Tanveer Ali reports.
Officers in the Shakespeare District, who generally work from 2 p.m. to midnight, will test cameras clipped to their body and glasses that will "record all routine calls of service, investigatory stops, traffic stops, foot and vehicle pursuits, emergency driving situations and high-risk situations," according to a police news release.
• More guns were confiscated at Chicago airports last year - and so was a fake grenade and bear repellent. The Department of Homeland Security detailed some of the more bizarre items it confiscated nationwide, including a knife hidden in an enchilada.
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