Bears defense prepares to face Packers in post-Rodgers era
It's now Jordan Love on the other side. The consensus is that it will be different but also somewhat the same.
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It's now Jordan Love on the other side. The consensus is that it will be different but also somewhat the same.
Bears safeties Eddie Jackson and Jaquan Brisker were both full go's at practice just a day after being limited. CBS 2's Matt Zahn had the latest on a Bears team that's starting the season against a hated division rival, even though this season's Packers look a little different.
On the offensive side, the group is fully healthy other than guard Teven Jenkins being on the IR list.
It turns out what's been ailing the Bears second-year safety Jaquan Brisker was a groin injury that kept him from fully participating in practice so far. As CBS 2's Matt Zahn explained, the team's health is trending in the right direction four days before game day.
CBS 2's Matt Zahn spoke Coach Ernie McCook, who, after watching Bagent set records at the Division II level, isn't surprised to see him succeeding in Chicago.
They include the "Meatball Grinder," mini deep dish pizza, and the "Sack Attack Burger."
His former coach talks about Bagent's penchant for off-the-field preparation and his competitive nature.
The Chicago Bears kickoff the 2023 season this Sunday at Soldier Field. After an active offseason, the team is hungry to improve upon last year's 3-14 record. And Bears fans should show up to the game hungry too. The organization's food partner, Aramark, showcased some of the new items that will be on the stadium's menu this year.
He said he's been trending in the right direction ahead of full pads on Wednesday's practice.
"When I was a kid, my grandma would always put on the Super Bowl Shuffle on VHS and make me watch it when she was babysitting me," said Feeney.
Some of the best work the team did included finding quarterback Tyson Bagent, an undrafted free agent from Division II Shepherd.
Each baby born between August 28th and Sept. 1 at all advocate hospitals will get a Bears box to kick off the NFL season.
Former Bear Anthony "Spice" Adams delivered "welcome to the team" boxes with a Bears onesie, hat, socks, and a card to the team's newest fans at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Some of the notable names included defensive end Trevis Gipson, who said, contrary to reports, he never requested a trade.
Quarterback Josh Allen warmed up for the regular season by leading a scoring drive and the Buffalo Bills finished the preseason with a 24-21 win Saturday over the Chicago Bears.
It's part of a new partnership between the Bears and USAA – which stands for United Services Automobile Association.
Around 20 guys were out including four of their top six offensive linemen, with only Cody Whitehair and Braxton Jones practicing.
There's one final preseason game for the Bears on Saturday and then it's onto the fire known as the regular season. CBS 2's Matt Zahn checked in with a team dealing with a different type of heat.
McMichael played 13 seasons with the Bears, helped the team win six division championships, and led the 1985 squad to the Super Bowl XX title.
Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael was named one of three "senior" finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. McMichael's family said the star player, who has been fighting ALS, has something to live for.
There is good news, though, as linebacker Tremaine Edmunds was back on the field this week to practice for the first time in two and a half weeks.
Chicago's O-line takes another hit as its starting left guard injured the leg during joint practice last week.
Sam Ehlinger directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and Jake Funk's late 4-yard TD run gave the Indianapolis Colts a 24-17 comeback victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday night.
It amounted to a nice tune-up for the Bears, before they face Indianapolis in a road preseason game on Saturday.
The couple got a surprising, heartfelt letter from Bears Chairman George McCaskey.
Till would have turned 85 years old on Saturday.
After the parade, the community resource fair provided an opportunity for job seekers.
Initial reports say the crash involved two boats and at least one of them may have flipped over.
The ages of the victims range from 5 to 46, according to Chicago police.
The unknown woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the arm before fleeing the scene, Chicago police said.
President Trump cracked jokes at the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
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 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."
Village officials are recommending residents boil all water for a minimum of five minutes before consuming. Officials said the water is safe to use to shower and wash hands.
The free event also featured skateboarding lessons, food trucks, and hula-hooping for all ages.
Chicago police said a 37-year-old man was sitting inside his vehicle when an unknown man approached, pulled out a gun and fired gunshots toward the victim.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
CPD said a black sports-utility vehicle pulled up into a parking lot and someone inside fired shots at a large group in the 1000 block of West 14th Street.
A 5-year-old boy and a man were injured during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's Near West Side overnight.
Initial reports say the crash involved two boats and at least one of them may have flipped over.
Till would have turned 85 years old on Saturday.
After the parade, the community resource fair provided an opportunity for job seekers.
Authorities are investigating the "suspicious deaths" of two adults and six children following a house fire Friday morning in Grand Haven Township, Michigan.
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.
