Chicago’s Blackstone hotel is one of those architecturally rich hotels in the city. 335 rooms, the highest of which is 21 stories. View varies greatly. On the east side can get great view of Lake Michigan and streets below. It’s here where the Las Vegas shooter booked two rooms during Chicago Music Festival. He never checked in. This year, the Chicago Tribune reported attendees included mayor of Chicago and daughters of former President Obama.

Remember that adage: Big crops get bigger. Almost all of private estimates are getting bigger ahead of next week’s crop report.

More details are coming out of Louisville about deals made by Rick Pitino. In an Adias deal, 98% of cash went to Pitino.