Steve "Mongo" McMichael to be honored for advancing CTE research
A year after his passing, the late Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael is being honored for advancing CTE research.
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A year after his passing, the late Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael is being honored for advancing CTE research.
Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, his family announced Tuesday.
Dr. Chris Nowinski, chief executive officer of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, says research shows a far higher risk for ALS among NFL players, and suggests a link to CTE. Nowinski joins Marissa Perlman.
McMichael and a man told deputies that they had been drinking and arguing for hours.
McMichael played 13 seasons with the Bears from 1981 to 1993, and ranks second only to Richard Dent in team history with 92.5 sacks.
McMichael played 13 seasons with the Bears from 1981 to 1993, and ranks second only to Richard Dent in team history with 92.5 sacks. Matt Zahn reports.
A spokesperson for the family of Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael confirmed he will move into hospice care in Joliet.
The Hall-of-Famer has been battling ALS. The fundraiser Monday night is also intended to raise awareness about the disease.
Because of his ALS diagnosis, the Hall of Fame brought the celebration to McMichael's residence in outside Chicago.
McMichael could not be at the induction ceremony due to complications of the ALS he has been battling for the past three years.
Julius Peppers is also set to be inducted Saturday, while Steve McMichael will receive his gold jacket and bust at home. Matt Zahn reports from Canton, Ohio.
Steve McMichael could not make the induction ceremony, but will receive his bust and gold jacket at home. Matt Zahn reports from Canton, Ohio
McMichael has been battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, since 2021.
"He is being prescribed an antibiotic and will be returning home tonight," McMichael's family said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
During his stay at the hospital, it was discovered McMichael had a urinary tract infection, MRSA, and pneumonia.
McMichael was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection last week and was on three antibiotics, his family said.
The family adds that they hope to have him home on Tuesday with IV antibiotics.
The family adds that they hope to have him home on Tuesday with IV antibiotics.
McMichael, who played on the Super Bowl-winning 1985 Bears squad learned last week he would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bears fans may not have much to celebrate, but Devin Hester, Julius Peppers, and McMichael learned they're headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
All three were announced as part of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.
Every recommendation in the latest state audit of DCFS — covering home safety checks, aftercare services, medical screenings, and staffing — was also issued in a 2022 audit, with the agency still not in full compliance.
Staff and customers at a beloved bookstore in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood mourned the manager of the store this week, after he was killed in a car crash.
Armed robbers broke into a business, smashing gaming machines and a cash register in suburban Green Oaks early Wednesday morning.
Students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Chicago's southern suburbs planned to walk out of class Wednesday, following two racist incidents involving students from another school.
A top Anthropic researcher says there's more than a 10% chance AI "could kill all humans," after a colleague resigned over similar concerns.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
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.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
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.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
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.
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.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before. Lauren Victory reports.
Students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Chicago’s southern suburbs planned to walk out of class Wednesday, following two alleged racist incidents involving students from another school. Darius Johnson reports.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
All residents safely escaped a large fire at an apartment building in West Town.
Officers found the girl unresponsive, suffering from serious injuries. Police said first responders performed life-saving measures and took the child to a local hospital for treatment and was later pronounced dead. Cook County medical examiners identified the child as Jenna Menias of Frankfort.
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before.
Corie Walsh is charged with murdering her 2-year-old son at their Frankfort, Illinois, home. Her attorneys argued she was psychotic but a judge ordered her detained before trial.
Every recommendation in the latest state audit of DCFS — covering home safety checks, aftercare services, medical screenings, and staffing — was also issued in a 2022 audit, with the agency still not in full compliance.
Staff and customers at a beloved bookstore in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood mourned the manager of the store this week, after he was killed in a car crash.
Armed robbers broke into a business, smashing gaming machines and a cash register in suburban Green Oaks early Wednesday morning.
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.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
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.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
