Durkin: Week 12 NFL Picks
Heading into Week 12, 23 teams are either in or within one game of a playoff bid. A marquee matchup between two old foes is rekindled on Sunday night.
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Heading into Week 12, 23 teams are either in or within one game of a playoff bid. A marquee matchup between two old foes is rekindled on Sunday night.
A win on Sunday over the Ravens did little to improve the Bears' standing in the AP NFL Power Rankings.
Ten weeks in the books and 23 teams remain in or within one-and-a-half games of a playoff bid. Week 11 is highlighted by two marquee, prime time matchups.
Adam Hoge breaks down the Bears' loss to the Lions Sunday.
Josh McCown is set to start his second game of the season for the Bears this Sunday.
The Bears may have gotten a little too fancy in the game's most crucial moment.
Something didn't add up Sunday at Soldier Field.
Anybody involved in the Bears' efforts to run the ball can wear this one.
Calvin Johnson had two second-half touchdown receptions, Reggie Bush rushed for 105 yards and the Detroit Lions beat Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears 21-19 on Sunday in a key matchup of NFC North rivals.
As expected. Jay Cutler will start at quarterback against the Lions, while Shea McClellin sits out with a hamstring injury.
Nine weeks into the season, there have been several notable turnarounds.
The Lions are without question one of the dirtiest teams in the NFL.
Our experts make their picks for Sunday's game against the Lions.
With a big win over the Packers on Monday Night, the Bears moved up in the AP NFL Power Rankings.
Talk about an inferiority complex.
At least the Bears defense can say that it made its own luck.
Only one game on the Week 9 docket features two teams with winning records, the Monday night matchup between the Bears and Packers.
The idle Bears stayed put at No. 14 in the AP NFL Power Rankings.
And then there was one. With the Broncos falling to the Colts, only the Chiefs remain unbeaten.
The Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins will travel to London next year to take part in the NFL International Series.
The tumble continues.
Here's my take on how Week 7 plays out.
Despite a win over the Giants last Thursday night, the Bears sit third in the NFC North in the AP's NFL Power Rankings.
Here's Durkin's take on how Week 6 will play out.
For Women's History Month, CBS News Chicago is highlighting some of the women in city government who work in the field when big events happen.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily unfreeze approximately $2 billion in funding for the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line Extension and Red & Purple Line Modernization projects.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he was not aware of a hostile work environment complaint two of his top aides filed months before he fired them last week.
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Police initially said that 33 people on the bus were hurt in the crash, but that number has since risen to 41 people injured.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he was not aware of a hostile work environment complaint two of his top aides filed months before he fired them last week.
Delta is temporarily halting specialty services for members of Congress, citing strain on its resources during the partial government shutdown.
President Trump has long railed against mail-in voting, but used the method this month in a Florida election, public records indicate.
Democrats are pushing for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Senate appeared to be closing in on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
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For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
The City Council in Aurora, Illinois, is likely to lay down the hammer on data centers.
Hundreds of workers were locked out of the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, on Thursday after contract negotiations failed to produce a deal ahead of a midnight deadline.
The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics.
Chicago-native John Mulaney announced a new stop at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer.
Following a ribbon-cutting attended by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday, people were let inside the new space, at 5035 N. Broadway right off Argyle Street, for a special open house.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Acclaimed Chicago bar and music venue The Hideout has been sold to a performer and former employee, but the owners said it will carry on as the same beloved place that visitors have always known.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking a potential severe storm for late day Thursday into the early overnight.
Chicago police are conducting a hate crime investigation after someone wrote a racist threat on the window of a Hyde Park theater run by Black women.
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is suing the Chicago White Sox, accusing the team of selling merchandise with his name and jersey number without his permission.
Sen. Lewis (R-24th) pledged to meet with DCFS Director Heidi Mueller after CBS News Chicago raised concerns about transparency in this case.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications coordinates public safety preparations for all major events in the city – both planned and unplanned. For Women's History Month, CBS News Chicago is highlighting some of the women at OEMC who work in the field when big events happen.
An Indiana woman is charged in a triple homicide that killed three members of the same family in unincorporated Crete.
Police initially said that 33 people on the bus were hurt in the crash, but that number has since risen to 41 people injured.
A 67-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side.
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is suing the Chicago White Sox, accusing the team of selling merchandise with his name and jersey number without his permission.
For Women's History Month, CBS News Chicago is highlighting some of the women in city government who work in the field when big events happen.
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United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
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Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
The Bulls (29-42) led by as many as 22 points after scoring a season-high 41 points in the first quarter.
Tickets to a pair of Blackhawks games in Germany next season will go on sale on Friday.
Chicago's win was the team's first of the season after losing 4-0 to Angel City FC last weekend.
Bedard scored his team-leading 29th goal, and Nick Lardis connected as the Blackhawks lost their second straight.
A 67-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side.
Burglars crashed into the renowned Golden Apple Grille and Breakfast House in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood early Monday morning, while the 24-hour restaurant was open.
A man was detained until trial Monday on charges in the death of a Chicago firefighter who died fighting a blaze in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood.
The man charged in the murder of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman last week missed his first court appearance on Monday, because he was being treated for tuberculosis, prosecutors said.
Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime after vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire early Monday morning.
