Bears Waive Backup QB Jimmy Clausen, Promote David Fales To Active Roster
Another team had shown interest in Fales while he was on the practice squad.
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Another team had shown interest in Fales while he was on the practice squad.
We need an investigation into Clausen's mustache.
The Bears can't go conservation if they want to win their first game, Tom Thayer says.
If Cutler's hamstring is ready for Sunday, he will be the starter.
The offense can't get any worse, so there's no reason not to play David Fales at quarterback.
After the Jimmy Clausen-directed Bears went nowhere on offense, could David Fales get the call?
"I feel so much more comfortable," Clausen says.
Eddie Royal's status is also uncertain for Sunday's game at Seattle.
Despite reports that Cutler will miss Sunday's game, John Fox hasn't ruled him out.
Michael Ola is also making his case to beat out Jordan Mills for a tackle spot.
The Bears earned a 27-10 win over the Dolphins in their "sloppy" preseason opener.
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Despite a double-digit loss season, Marc Trestman insists everyone involved did their best.
There's no sympathy for the end of the Marc Trestman era, given his actions.
Raiola has been suspended without pay for Sunday's NFC North showdown vs. Green Bay.
Clausen experienced "delayed symptoms" on Sunday evening.
The Bears are still upset by several plays from the Lions that they deemed cheap shots.
Starting Jimmy Clausen wasn't the answer for Marc Trestman.
We're inching closer to what really matters, and it has nothing to do with the games now.
Joique Bell scored the go-ahead touchdown on a sweet run in the fourth quarter.
Will the Bears switch to Jimmy Clausen spark their stalled offense?
Hundreds are expected to rally in Springfield, Illinois, in support of three bills that will protect the state's SNAP benefits from cuts and requirements imposed by President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."
A law originally enacted to keep the state's nuclear fleet profitable is instead giving relief to energy customers due to rising power costs and increased federal subsidies for nuclear generators.
Angel Reese will not be playing for the Chicago Sky next season, but the team selected a college championship player in Gabriela Jaquez in the WNBA Draft Monday night.
A man was shot and killed in Englewood overnight.
Chicago Transit Authority Red and Purple Line trains were disrupted during the morning rush Tuesday due to a "medical emergency" in Rogers Park.
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After a one-month delay, the City Council is moving forward with plans to increase taxi fares in Chicago for the first time since 2016.
The image was deleted from President Trump's Truth Social account, but the president said it depicted him as a "doctor, making people better."
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Lawmakers are returning to Washington to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering DHS shutdown and possible expulsion votes for some of their own members.
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Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
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.
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A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
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Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
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Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
Hundreds are expected to rally in Springfield, Illinois, in support of three bills that will protect the state’s SNAP benefits from cuts and requirements imposed by President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Social media influencer Ashley Robinson, known publicly as Ashley Jenae, was found dead in a villa in Zanzibar . The cause of her death is now under investigation.
Dine at The Barn Steakhouse in Highland Park with Jackie Kostek.
California Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell is maintaining his innocence after he confirmed he is resigning from Congress.
A driver ran a stop sign and crashed into a Chicago police squad car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab by thieves using a sport-utility vehicle at a gas station in the River North district.
Two rounds of storms, some severe, are expected to hit the Chicago area on Tuesday.
A driver ran a stop sign and crashed into a Chicago police squad car in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
United CEO Scott Kirby floated the idea to Trump administration officials of United merging with American Airlines, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Chicago Transit Authority Red and Purple Line trains were disrupted during the morning rush Tuesday due to a "medical emergency" in Rogers Park.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
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Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
Angel Reese will not be playing for the Chicago Sky next season, but the team selected a college championship player in Gabriela Jaquez in the WNBA Draft Monday night.
The game was tied at 1 before Thompson scored from the low slot 13 minutes into the second after stealing the puck from Blackhawks defenseman Louis Crevier.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in three runs, Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 13-7.
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The Chicago White Sox have sent infielder Lenyn Sosa to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league outfielder Jordan Rich and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged this week with robbing two men at gunpoint in Chicago's River North district.
Chicago police early Tuesday were investigating a crash-and-grab by thieves using a sport-utility vehicle at a gas station in the River North district.
Two police officers were injured over the weekend while arresting a man in a domestic disturbance in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park.
Burglars struck a restaurant in the South Loop overnight Sunday night into Monday, forcing the restaurant to close for the day.
Dominic Frimpong was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, officials said Monday.
