Most Important Bears: No. 8 Gabe Carimi
As we count down to Bourbonnais, a panel of 15 670 The Score hosts, reporters and producers ranked their top 10 most important Bears players for the 2012 season.
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As we count down to Bourbonnais, a panel of 15 670 The Score hosts, reporters and producers ranked their top 10 most important Bears players for the 2012 season.
This is my evaluation of how the Bears have - or haven't - improved their talent level per position group since 2011, and an overall assessment of each. First up is the offense.
If you listen beyond the same propaganda you hear every year -- and of course see the upgraded talent on the field -- it's easy to buy into what the Bears are selling.
It's still more than a month from the start of training camp, but this is the year that the Bears believe they can fight the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North title and then make a run in the postseason.
For years, we've been hearing about the Bears developing creative ways to get Devin Hester the ball within the offense.
Cutler clearly has more input on the offense, the kind of an input a franchise quarterback should have.
It's the middle of May and training camp is still 2-plus months away. That means it's the perfect time to look at the Chicago Bears and assess their prospects for the 2012 season.
Just three months ago, I offered some advice to newly hired Bears general manager Phil Emery, and for the most part he took it.
The Bears quest to solidify their offensive line continues with a free-agent visit from tackle Adam Goldberg.
The Bears voluntary offseason workout program begins Monday, and unless there is a major shift between now and then, Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte will not participate.
If Randy Moss really is coming out of retirement, former teammate Cris Carter believes the Chicago Bears would be a good fit for the wide receiver.
Sources tell WSCR that Tice was unhappy about the team's public position that he needed so much help to do his job, and made his feelings known to Lovie Smith.
The addition of Jeremy Bates as the Bears new quarterbacks coach will give Jay Cutler something he's yet to have in Chicago -- familiarity.
It's hard to picture the Bears going into Lambeau and dominating the Packers. Squeaking out a win on their best day? Possibly. But there's no way they would go into Green Bay and overpower the Packers.
Bears head coach Lovie Smith will reportedly meet with former Buccaneers quarterback coach Alex Van Pelt Tuesday.
Sources from both the Bears and the Wisconsin Badgers indicate Bostad to the Bears is not a done deal, but is a possibility.
Entering the 2012 season, Cutler will have played under four different offensive coordinators in his seven season.
University of Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Bob Bostad is expected to be named Bears offensive line coach Thursday morning.
With changes in no short supply at Halas Hall, Bears insider Dan Pompei joined The Mully and Hanley Show to break down the action.
If Tice leaves, the candidates for his replacement may be few and far between.
If Mike Tice is hired and decides to head to Oakland, the Bears may find themselves in a world of trouble.
Mike Tice was recently named Bears offensive coordinator, but it's possible he could be headed somewhere else, as the Raiders reportedly want to interview him for their head coaching vacancy.
With new offensive coordinator Mike Tice at the helm, the Bears are set to hire a passing coordinator to work with Jay Cutler and the offense.
One NFL expert thinks Tice is perfect for this position.
With Mike Tice taking over as offensive coordinator, the Bears must fill the role of offensive line coach.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The dirty conditions come as the school board voted last month to cut costs and part ways with about 30 union custodians.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
The Kennedy Center board, which is filled with President Trump's allies, is set to vote Tuesday on a new plan to close the center for two years of renovations.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Attorney Bill Quinlan on Tuesday became the latest candidate to announce a run for mayor of Chicago in 2027.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
They did not reveal exactly when coyote genes might have entered the chihuahua lineage or if it was deliberate or accidental.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking more wet days, some bringing storms, in First Alert Weather.
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward), Ald. Nicole Lee (11th Ward) and Ald. and Finance Committee Chair Pat Dowell (3rd Ward) announced they had negotiated a revised parking meter deal with Stonepeak Partners that they said includes "numerous new benefits for the City of Chicago."
An Uber driver and what happened inside his car in the darkness after picking up a passenger at around 3 a.m. last April are now at the center of a sexual assault police investigation and civil lawsuit.
At a packed Board of Education meeting on Sept. 15, teachers, parents and students all called for cleaner schools and to rehire the custodians.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
The request through FEMA would provide grants for temporary housing and damage repair.
The dirty conditions come as the school board voted last month to cut costs and part ways with about 30 union custodians.
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham outlined the traits she wants in the WNBA's next commissioner — someone who values players, communicates openly, and can unite a diverse league.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
Chicago has won three of four and moved one-half game ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert after a man groped a woman on a CTA Red Line subway platform downtown.
A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person who shot and killed a 911 dispatcher in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last week.
A 15-year-old girl returned to court Monday to face murder charges, after authorities said she was one of a few people responsible for pushing a man out of a moving Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train.
An 85-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend on accusations of shooting his wife.
Chicago police this past weekend issued a warning about a man who grabbed a woman at a CTA Blue Line station in Wicker Park.
