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The Bears have a long way to go and a brutal schedule remaining, but the fact is they have a chance at the playoffs at 6-3. They’re in third place in the NFC North — close behind the 6-3 Lions …

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. …

LAS VEGAS — Cubs great Kyle Hendricks is set to retire from playing, the Sun-Times confirmed on Monday. Hendricks, 35, accrued a 3.79 ERA over 12 seasons, 11 of which he spent with the Cubs. His long and decorated career …

Tickets for a spring 2026 run of “Hamilton” will go on sale Wednesday, Broadway in Chicago announced today. And if the Tony-award winning musical’s previous, three-year Chicago run is any indication of demand, a local ticket will be a popular …

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is growing its schedule of Takeover Tour neutral-site games to 16 for its third season — including a stop in the Chicago area. With the eight-team league already planning further expansion in Year 4, several …

America’s most iconic New Year’s Eve countdown show “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” will broadcast live from Chicago with its own Central Time countdown this year, ABC announced on Monday. It’s the first time in the …

No NFL quarterback in the last decade has had more time to throw than the Bears’ Caleb Williams. He’s averaging 3.27 seconds between when the ball is snapped and thrown, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. About half that time …

Candles adorned the doorstep to the now-closed Joyeria Angelo’s Monday in the 3800 block of West 26th Street in Little Village. That’s where Faustino Alamo, 63, and his son, Luis Angel Alamo, 25, both of Berwyn, were gunned down Saturday …

Several people were arrested after shots were fired, bricks were hurled and at least one car crashed into a cop Saturday during a standoff between residents and federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations Saturday in Little Village. Chicago police took …

Southern California should have been assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during its game against Northwestern for having a reserve quarterback who executed a fake punt wear the same number as the Trojans’ regular punter, the Big Ten announced Sunday. Early …

A “superstar” veteran prosecutor who helped secure convictions and prison sentences for former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and ex-Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke is leaving the U.S. attorney’s office by the end of the year. Assistant U.S. Attorney …

For months, Chicago rapper Adamn Killa has been approaching cops, bending over and daring them to arrest him. “Arrest me, daddy,” he says in several viral videos, before lacing his fingers together and looping them around his head in a …

Luther Burden picked the perfect time Sunday to make his biggest impact in a month. On the last play before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, the Bears’ second-round rookie ran a fade stop route against Giants cornerback Korie …

For many Chicagoans, the surest sign that the holidays have arrived isn’t the first snowfall, but the Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train, decked out in twinkling bulbs and garland and dashing through the city’s neighborhoods. That beloved CTA tradition for …

Before they listened to what’s expected to be weeks of testimony about gruesome murders on Chicago’s streets, a federal prosecutor warned a jury not to be fooled by the man sitting in a wheelchair in the courtroom, wrapped in a …

Ben Johnson made many promises when the Bears hired him as coach in January — don’t they all? — about what this team would look like under him. He laid out an ambitious blueprint that sounded like the specifications of …

LAS VEGAS — Rookie pitcher Cade Horton’s eyes welled as he spoke in front of his locker after the Cubs’ Game 5 loss in the National League Division Series. He held his composure. “It sucks,” he said, his hopes of …

Stephen Brown started high school at Marist three years ago as the top freshman basketball player in Chicago. That’s not even a mixed blessing. It isn’t a blessing at all. It’s usually too much for a kid to handle. “He …

LAS VEGAS — The White Sox know that All-Star Shane Smith likely will be the Opening Day starter next season. They know that right-hander Davis Martin likely will be in the rotation. But who takes the ball along with them …

The Bulls have some clarity about guard Coby White’s return from injury, but they don’t have a specific date. What they learned Monday, however, is that White (strained right calf) can go through an entire practice, even if it was …