Bernstein: Bears-Free Sunday A Different Experience
The football always seems better without the Bears, for some reason.
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The football always seems better without the Bears, for some reason.
If all parties are correct, everybody wins.
Like the Cubs, the Astros are another exceedingly well-run organization that provides little to dislike.
The more we understand about how the game hurts those who choose to participate, the harder it can become for the doctors involved to justify their roles.
Four of the homers between the Dodgers and Astros shifted win probability in a manner that's rarely seen.
It never felt like the Bears were going to win Sunday, but it all felt far worse than it should have.
When there's a sweeping purge of a coaching staff, citing a need for a "different voice" comes off hollow.
Fans are engaging with the NFL differently and on their own terms, in ways made possible by new technologies.
It's clear now that Mirotic harbors more ill will than the Bulls initially expected.
Something is coming together on the Bears defense that rekindles the innate desire shared by fans of this franchise.
The Cubs were where they said they'd be. They just didn't hang around long enough this time.
Arrieta will always be one of the faces of the Cubs' resurgence and glory.
In the NBA, it's always something, and here it is again like it never left.
Whether it was his intention or not, Maddon has made himself the focus of this NLCS.
Joe Maddon likes to say his bullpen is his primary concern each day. It sure has been this postseason.
Chicago's overtime win at Baltimore on Sunday featured plenty of wackiness and unexpected heroes.
There's nothing like what the Cubs seem to do and how they do it.
A winner-take-all Game 5 between the Cubs and Nationals? This is what it's all about.
One Chicago team was defending its throne. The other started a long climb back toward the top Monday.
There's no time left in baseball for anything to come out in the mathematical wash.
This is modern baseball, deliberate and calculated and more extended than ever.
Payton spoke out against gun violence and the policies in place in a way NFL coaches rarely do.
Mitchell Trubisky's ascension to starting quarterback is supposed to mark the start of the Bears' return from a football wilderness.
Cubs fandom can never be the same after the 2016 title, and that's the way it's supposed to be.
The Bears' 35-14 loss to the Packers was the football equivalent of an afternoon in line at the DMV.
A special hazmat team from O'Hare Airport was brought in to assist in this emergency.
Prince L. Cunningham, 53, of Yorkville, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the May 2003 shooting of 22-year-old Tyesha Bell of Aurora.
Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer. His 20 home runs are tied with Gary Sánchez (New York Yankees, 2015-16) and Wally Berger (Boston Braves, 1930) for second in MLB history through 55 career games.
Chicago police said a driver in a Subaru sedan was traveling eastbound on Lake Street when he ran a red light and hit a CTA bus heading southbound on Homan Avenue.
The Chicago Cubs ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
As he prepares to retire next year, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) is returning to where his political career started to give a farewell address on Wednesday.
State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study warning about the Bears stadium tax deal ignores the real alternative: no stadium and no tax revenue at all.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House after moving it from Camp David due to weather.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Chicago police said a driver in a Subaru sedan was traveling eastbound on Lake Street when he ran a red light and hit a CTA bus heading southbound on Homan Avenue.
The American Cancer Society says the goal is to improve screening rates. Especially as more younger people are dying from the disease.
A lithium-ion battery was thrown in the trash, crushed inside a garbage truck, sparking a fire that can produce toxic chemicals.
The military activity comes as President Donald Trump told his cabinet members Iran was "negotiating on fumes."
The latest data from the CDC show Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin are all among the states seeing near-record numbers of emergency room visits related to tick bites.
Prince L. Cunningham, 53, of Yorkville, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the May 2003 shooting of 22-year-old Tyesha Bell of Aurora.
The community violence intervention held its weekly meeting at UIC on Wednesday, with this one addressing the latest gathering.
A special hazmat team from O'Hare Airport was brought in to assist in this emergency.
Days after dropping all charges in the "Broadview Six" case over improper grand jury handling, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced new rules and training for federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois.
Chicago police said a driver in a Subaru sedan was traveling eastbound on Lake Street when he ran a red light and hit a CTA bus heading southbound on Homan Avenue.
Chicago has the largest air quality monitoring network in the country thanks to a partnership between the city, the University of Illinois Chicago, and local community groups.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot, and a suspect was killed during a shootout with officers during a traffic stop on I-80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer. His 20 home runs are tied with Gary Sánchez (New York Yankees, 2015-16) and Wally Berger (Boston Braves, 1930) for second in MLB history through 55 career games.
The Chicago Cubs ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago's losing streak to 10 games.
White Sox RHP David Sandlin is slated to make his big league debut against Twins LHP Connor Prielipp in the third game of the four-game series.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Wisconsin on domestic violence charges, officials said.
New DNA technology helped secure the arrest of a man accused in the brutal murder of a woman in downstate Illinois more than 30 years ago.
Thieves crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a convenience store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Wednesday.
Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.
A person of interest was in police custody early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting that killed a teenage boy and critically wounded two men in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
