Walter's Perspective: Soldier Field GM Is My Hero
It's early in the week, and already I've discovered my hero of the week – the Chicago Park District official who's accepting responsibility for the Friday night fiasco at Soldier Field.
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It's early in the week, and already I've discovered my hero of the week – the Chicago Park District official who's accepting responsibility for the Friday night fiasco at Soldier Field.
In a perfect world – with perfect weather – the Bears should play all their games on natural grass. But this world isn't perfect, and it's time for the Bears to install FieldTurf at Soldier Field.
13 years after coaching the Bears, Wannstedt will return to much different looking Soldier Field to face his former team as member of the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff.
Chicago has a lot of problems to deal with, but there is also much to be proud of as well. Too bad the home of its venerable football team does not fall into that category.
The rumbling could be heard near Soldier Field even before more than 1,000 motorcycles rounded the corner for the end of Sunday's Ride to Remember commemorating police officers who died in the line of duty.
Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bret Bielema will face NIU at Soldier Field Sept. 17 and he has investigated the on-going problems with the playing surface.
Hundreds of scantily-clad people took part in a 5K run outside Soldier Field last night to raise money for "Bright Pink," which empowers young women to educate themselves about ovarian and breast cancer.
Rafael Da Silva scored in the 76th minute to give Manchester United the lead, and the English soccer powerhouse went on to beat the Chicago Fire 3-1 in an exhibition match at Soldier Field on Saturday.
The Bears aren't playing anytime soon, but excited Chicagoans were getting ready to fill Soldier Field on Tuesday. Many have been up since early Tuesday morning outside the stadium for the U2 concert Tuesday night.
See Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. when U2 plays soldier field on July 5th. Opening for them is Interpol, an international sensation in their own right. To ensure that you get the most out of your night, we went ahead and wrote a guide for the show.
A busy weekend ends with thoughts on Peavy, Zambrano and the Big Ten Championship Game. Also, LeBron James handles a tough question brilliantly.
A couple thousand police officers and their families turned out at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park - just east of Soldier Field - in the annual St. Jude march.
Former Bears running back Neal Anderson is set to return to Soldier Field later this month for the Bears Expo, according to published report.
Several hundred people are heading to Springfield this morning to show their support for charter schools.
The Chicago Fire and Manchester United have agreed to play a game at Soldier Field on July 23 as part of the World Football Challenge.
Ted Phillips is all about his grass. In an exclusive one on one with the Chicago Tribune's Dan Pompei (a regular guest on The Mully And Hanley Show on WSCR), Bears President Ted Phillips had a lot to say about a wide range of topics.
With Super Bowl fever revving up, two former Chicago Bears said Saturday that it would be great to host the big game at Soldier Field.
So, Chicago wants a Super Bowl. Yeah, and Miami wants a Snow Day. After this week, which do you think is more likely?
Lake Shore Drive is back open, but many of the people who were stuck for hours have yet to be reunited with their cars.
One of the worst snowstorms in Chicago history hit late Tuesday and into Wednesday. For the most part the city has shut down and started digging itself out.
Mayoral hopeful Gery Chico said Saturday that, if he's elected, he would work to bring the Super Bowl to Soldier Field, despite concerns about the stadium's small size and Chicago's winter weather.
We all know the scene can grow downright ugly anytime the Bears take on the Green Bay Packers, and the Bears' losing NFC Championship Game Sunday was no different.
The Chicago Bears' amazing run to the Super Bowl falls short after losing to the Green Bay Packers.
The field at Soldier Field has been a a winter concern for a long time and the NFC Championship game is no exception.
Just like plenty of other Polish sausage-eating, Walter Payton-worshiping, Green Bay-loathing Windy City football fans, Mark Franzen doesn't just love the Chicago Bears.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
The FBI has captured a fugitive from Chicago's "Most Wanted" list. Antonio Stigler, 32, was arrested Friday morning at a home in south suburban Dolton.
A die-hard Chicago Bears fan in Sycamore, Illinois, has decked out his entire home in tribute to the team as Bears fever catches fire.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
A barber in Portage Park is creating some epic, custom Chicago Bears haircuts for superfans ahead of Sunday's playoffs game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
The Justice Department says it also added about 80 more attorneys this week to help review the Epstein files to be released.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The FBI has captured a fugitive from Chicago's "Most Wanted" list. Antonio Stigler, 32, was arrested Friday morning at a home in south suburban Dolton, in connection with the murder of a pregnant woman in Riverdale in 2024.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
An Ohio grand jury formally indicted a Chicago man for the murder of his ex-wife and her new husband in their Columbus home in December.
The estranged husband of Caitlin Tracey, a Chicago woman found dead at the bottom of a Chicago condo building stairwell, has been ordered to be detained until his trial for murder.
A die-hard Chicago Bears fan in Sycamore, Illinoi, has decked out his entire home in tribute to the team as Bears fever catches fire.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
An Ohio grand jury formally indicted a Chicago man for the murder of his ex-wife and her new husband in their Columbus home in December.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School is on hard lockdown Friday afternoon after a gun was brought to the school, officials said.
There is a new push in northwest suburban Arlington Heights to keep the Chicago Bears in the state and get their new stadium built on the property they purchased in 2023.
A barber in Portage Park is creating some epic, custom Chicago Bears haircuts for superfans ahead of Sunday's playoffs game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
It's been 40 years since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl and, perhaps coincidentally, also since their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears, were disbanded. Is there a curse?
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
As officials in Arlington Heights on Friday renewed their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburbs, leaders in Gary, Indiana offered three potential sites to move the Bears across state lines.
Mikael Backlund and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1.
The Bears will welcome the Rams to Soldier Field on Sunday with temperatures in the teens and wind chills in the single digits.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
