Chicago Bears release veterans Eddie Jackson, Cody Whitehair
The two players were among the longest-tenured players on the roster.
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The two players were among the longest-tenured players on the roster.
Girls flag football will become the newest high school sport to have a state-sanctioned championship this fall, the Illinois High School Association announced on Wednesday.
The IHSA announced the new series on Wednesday in collaboration with the Chicago Public League and Chicago Bears.
Warren tells CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris he is hoping to figure out where the Bears will build a new stadium before the start of next season.
He said he is hoping to figure out where the Bears will build a new stadium before the start of next season.
He said he is hoping to figure out where the Bears will build a new stadium before the start of next season.C
CBS NFL analyst Charles Davis talked ahead of the Super Bowl about how he thinks the Bears will handle this franchise-altering decision.
Bears fans may not have much to celebrate, but Devin Hester, Julius Peppers, and McMichael learned they're headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
All three were announced as part of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.
NFL fans from near and far will soon pack Allegiant Stadium as Vegas prepares for the Super Bowl. This is something the Chicago Bears would love to do one day at a new stadium.
Could Chicago one day host the Big Game? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on that possibility, and the future of the Bears’ stadium, at his annual Super Bowl news conference Monday night. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Last summer -- the suburbs appeared to be on the front burner, with the team spending millions to buy and demolish the old Arlington International Racecourse. But that may be changing, reports CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye.
Last summer -- the suburbs appeared to be on the front burner, with the team spending millions to buy and demolish the old Arlington International Racecourse.
Getsy has reportedly had multiple interviews with the New Orleans Saints and has also interviewed with the New England Patriots for their coordinator jobs.
According to the Daily Herald, the Bears and the three suburban school districts made presentations before the Cook County Board of Tax Review on Tuesday.
The schools cited an appraisal showing the value at $160 million, while the Bears countered with two appraisals of $60 and $70 million.
Washington spent the past four seasons with the Buffalo Bills, as the senior defensive line coach in 2022, and assistant head coach in 2023.
Joseph, 50, spent the past four seasons coaching with the Seattle Seahawks, most recently as the assistant quarterbacks coach.
Israel Idonije was part of the last Bears team to play in the Super Bowl. Since he retired a decade ago, he's still making an impact off the field in a variety of ways in Chicago as an entrepreneur, comic book publisher and running his charitable foundation.
Since he retired a decade ago, he's making an impact off the field in Chicago as an entrepreneur, comic book publisher and running his charitable foundation.
Coming off a 7-10 season with an improved defense leading the way, the Bears will hope Waldron can get the most out of either Justin Fields or a new quarterback if they draft one with the No. 1 overall pick.
Waldron, 44, spent three seasons as the Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator.
Eberflus said last week the phones were blowing up with potential candidates trying to throw their names in the hat for both the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs.
Between now and when an actual decision comes down, we are going to hear a lot of opinions about what the Bears should be doing at quarterback.
Williams will likely be the first quarterback selected.
A man shot and killed inside an SUV in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday morning.
A 5-year-old boy and a man were injured during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's Near West Side overnight.
While the United States is marking a big birthday this year, so is a small family business in Chicago that has grown into a neighborhood staple, drawing shoppers from far and wide.
Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston's eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Friday night.
WNBA All-Star weekend festivities continue. Chicago is the center of the women's basketball universe and fan interest has grown for this event.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased commercial spyware that can covertly take control of phones, collect messages, photos and location information.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Saturday marks the first official Emmett Till Day. Till would have turned 85 this year.
French authorities have ordered the complete evacuation of the Cap Ferret due to wildfires
Tiramisu is looking for a forever home.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Man shot, killed in SUV in West Garfield Park
A 5-year-old boy and a man were injured during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's Near West Side overnight.
Authorities are investigating the "suspicious deaths" of two adults and six children following a house fire Friday morning in Grand Haven Township, Michigan.
A Chicago man has been charged with ripping off nearly a quarter of a million dollars' worth of designer perfumes as part of an elaborate scheme that investigators said went on for months.
A man shot and killed inside an SUV in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday morning.
While the United States is marking a big birthday this year, so is a small family business in Chicago that has grown into a neighborhood staple, drawing shoppers from far and wide.
While Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year, he's boasting about lower vacancy rates for Mag Mile buildings and taking credit for the positive changes.
A Lockport foster parent said he lost his kids, job and home for months after a mix-up that landed his name on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston's eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Friday night.
WNBA All-Star weekend festivities continue. Chicago is the center of the women's basketball universe and fan interest has grown for this event.
The Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Kane said he feels strong three years after undergoing a major hip resurfacing surgery and rehabbing his way back for three solid seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Madison, Wisconsin remains one of the only cities of its size without a police body camera program, leaving key moments of a fatal officer-involved shooting unrecorded.
A man was killed and a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting on Thursday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
