Piñeiro Kicking Up Great Expectations After Heart-Stopping Win
"I didn't think this would come this soon but it's a good feeling. It was an emotional kick from what everybody has been through, honestly, it was just an amazing feeling."
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"I didn't think this would come this soon but it's a good feeling. It was an emotional kick from what everybody has been through, honestly, it was just an amazing feeling."
Bears Kyle Fuller and Charles Leno, Jr. talked with students at Jordan Community School on the North Side about making the good decisions in life and staying on the right path. But their heads were still spinning over the roller coaster of emotions from their wild win over the Denver Broncos.
CBS 2's Matt Zahn has the three things to look for as the Bears face the Denver Broncos.
The Chicago Bears travel to Colorado to play the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Kickoff is 3:25 p.m.
"He knows the type of players we have here. Also the type of guys we have on defense. He knows our strengths and also our weaknesses."
A 2016 tweet of a photo of a white woman smiling as she cuts dreadlocks from a black boy's head has resurfaced, and its bringing scrutiny to the Crushers Club.
Finally, the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers open the NFL season tonight.
The NFL has turned Grant Park into football fantasy land to kick off the league's 100th season as the Chicago Bears prepare to host the Green Bay Packers in the season opener at Soldier Field on Thursday night.
In advance of the NFL-100 kickoff, several former players joined Commissioner Roger Goodell for a cleanup of Douglas Park on the city's West Side.
As the Monsters open the 100th NFL season against rival Green Bay on Thursday, CBS 2's Ryan Baker looks at the keys to the Bears' 2019 campaign.
According to a new survey, 15 percent of the American adult population will wager on NFL games this season.
"Finally at long last, the two statues we've waited 100 years for. It's only fitting that these two most colossal of all figures in a long line of gigantic characters of the Chicago Bears will forever be immortalized."
In January 2011, they faced off for the NFC title and a trip to the Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers and a staunch defense silenced Soldier Field, building a 14-0 lead and 21-7 lead and won their third successive road game in the postseason. Two weeks later, the wild-card Packers beat Pittsburgh for, appropriately, the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
"The guy who makes plays is the guy who makes plays, whether it's in the CFL or whether it's down here. I'm glad that door has been open so that guys like me can take advantage of it."
"There's a balance. Every player's a little different based off who they are, what was their history? We feel we want to give all these guys a fair opportunity, whatever their history was, let's have a clean slate here."
Their solution for backsliding following a 12-4 season is how much they believe in quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's development.
"What I did was unacceptable. By human standards and a teammate without question. What I'd I'd was uncalled for. Over the line."
"He's physical, he has ball skills. It's what we saw on tape. He does have great energy and he's smart."
Coach Nagy said the whole team was dragging a bit Monday, which he said is normal at this point of training camp.
The Bears biggest off-season acquisition is finally taking part in camp. HaHa Clinton-Dix was taken off the physically unable to perform list and back on the practice field for the first time since a knee injury sidelined him on final day of off-season training activities in June.
It was Elliott Fry's turn to kick today and he did it in the elements and he did pretty well. Fry made a 47-yarder into the driving rain. He ended up eight of 10 in his field goal kicks. Eddy Pineiro will get his chance to kick again tomorrow.
Along with the petting zoo, there are six ponies for pony rides. Animals in the petting zoo include chickens, goats, a mini cow, llama, bunny, alpaca, ducks and sheep.
The first open practice of Bears training camp kicked off Saturday.
Cohen and the rest of his Bears teammates arrive at camp with the highest expectations they've had in years coming off a division championship. Cohen even mentioned wanting to build a dynasty.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
Per the policy, whoever finds the lost animal is advised to take it to the city shelter. Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases.
While most efforts to combat domestic violence focus on victims, survivors and breakdowns in systems meant to protect them, one Cook County program is shifting the work to the abusers and breaking the cycle of violence.
Staff and trained volunteers steer specialized bikes for any Caledonia Senior Living resident who wants a ride.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
A month after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an attempt to halt any future scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, the City Council advanced a compromise to instead pause those raises for two years.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
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 Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
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.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
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.
Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases, and neighborhood rescues are no longer an option for officers.
They say drinking beer increases body temperature, the amount of carbon dioxide we exhale, and changes body odor. All those things can make you more attractive to mosquitoes.
The peacocks are garnering a mixed reaction, with some residents saying they feel intimidated, while others say they add to their town’s charm.
The weather is getting warmer and that's good news because we all get to enjoy the outdoors, but that also creates concern for ticks.
At the end of the week, temperatures get warmer, more summer-like in the 70s and 80s, with more rain showers and storm chances. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential case of hantavirus in an Illinois resident, that they said is not linked to the deadly cruise ship outbreak.
While most efforts to combat domestic violence focus on victims, survivors and breakdowns in systems meant to protect them, one Cook County program is shifting the work to the abusers and breaking the cycle of violence.
Per the policy, whoever finds the lost animal is advised to take it to the city shelter. Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases.
Staff and trained volunteers steer specialized bikes for any Caledonia Senior Living resident who wants a ride.
Chicago police are warning of a string of armed robberies, some involving unauthorized charges made on victims' phones.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
One of the best high school softball pitchers in the state takes the mound of a small school just south of Chicago.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
It's been quite a week for Bryson Graham—being hired as the new executive VP of basketball operations on Monday, to landing the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
