Biggs: Lovie Smith Still Needs To Earn Lucrative Contract
Though Lovie Smith still has another full season left on his contract, as is such with the NFL, talk of a possible extension for the head coach is already going on.
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Though Lovie Smith still has another full season left on his contract, as is such with the NFL, talk of a possible extension for the head coach is already going on.
The Bears' No. 1 wide receiver, and close friend of Cutler, voiced his displeasure on Twitter with Ndamukong Suh's second quarter hit that gave his quarterback bruised ribs and briefly knocked him out of the game.
Here are Adam Hoge's grades following the Bears' good, but sometimes ugly 13-6 win over the Lions Monday night.
Jay Cutler could have had a broken bone sticking out of his leg, a missing finger, poison-tipped arrows stuck in his back, or half his face chewed off by coyotes, and he was playing.
In a move that could add a few more zeroes to the back of Lovie Smith's contract, the football coach is now a part of IMG, the largest sports management firm in the world.
Coming off the bye week, the Bears gear up for a critical division game against Detroit tonight at Solider Field and for Bears coach Lovie Smith the mission is simple.
If you're seeing a different Brandon Marshall in Chicago than you did in Miami and Denver, there's a reason.
Lovie Smith is never going to offer much when it comes to offering insight on his team's play.
Lovie Smith expects his Bears to be refreshed and ready to go against the Lions after coming off their bye this weekend, and he thinks wide receiver Earl Bennett will "move right in" to fill the void left by the injured Alshon Jeffery.
Bears general manager Phil Emery denied Wednesday that the Bears have had discussions with head coach Lovie Smith about a contract extension.
Sources tell 670 The Score's Terry Boers that the Bears and head coach Lovie Smith are in preliminary discussion on a two-year contract extension for the head coach.
The Bears are down a man, going into their bye week.
It looks like the Bears have an "offensive" defense once again.
Jay Cutler's passer rating in the 1st quarter is 16.7. He finishes really strong with a 118.4 mark in the 4th quarter.
In the midst of a blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, one key offensive player struggled.
Looking back on it, a 4-1 record going into the bye week really was the best-case scenario for the Chicago Bears.
This all starts with Lovie Smith. It's his philosophy, his culture, his kind of players, his results.
Time offers the opportunity for perspective, so I thought it would be a good idea to wait each week to give my thoughts on the Bears game.
There's no doubt that there must be a consistent level of production from the offense. But it's still the defense that must fire on all cylinders for the Bears to reach the heights this season.
Adam Hoge grades the Bears following their 34-18 win over the Cowboys Monday night.
Will Matt Forte see action tonight against the Dallas Cowboys?
Matt Forte's value to the Bears extends far beyond the running game.
Here's what Laurence Holmes saw, heard and was told in the last 24 hours.
Is the Bears offense better with Brandon Marshall?
Quarterback Jay Cutler had another sub-par effort and the offense hardly looks like the group that scored 41 points against the Colts in Week 1, but Smith doesn't see it that way.
A man died after a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday morning.
A final report is expected to be released on Thursday morning on the investigation into "Operation Midway Blitz."
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got an "udderly" surprising visitor on campus on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Since opening two years ago, Prohibition THCafé has been hit three times, not for the merchandise but for the cash in the ATM and the slots.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
Illinois Democrats resoundingly decried the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act.
The war with Iran is now in its ninth week, and Congress is concerned about the reduction of global munition stockpiles and the ability to restock them.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
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.
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.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
A final report will come down on Thursday morning on the investigation into "Operation Midway Blitz."
Danielle Perry from the Greater Chicago Food Depository joins CBS News Chicago.
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got an utterly surprising visitor on campus on Wednesday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Social media videos caught the animal who was on the "moo-ve" for over 2 hours on Wednesday afternoon, drawing a big crowd of onlookers
A final report is expected to be released on Thursday morning on the investigation into "Operation Midway Blitz."
Federal agents from the FBI, Customs and Border Protection and the IRS were at two restaurants and a home in Northwest Indiana, removing boxes and hard drives as part of an investigation.
A man died after a house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday morning.
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign got an utterly surprising visitor on campus on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels' losing streak to six.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night to stop their three-game slide.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
Police in Cicero, Illinois, were investigating after burglars targeted gaming machines at a slots and video poker business early Wednesday.
