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Since the last time they played a meaningful snap, the Bears have lost more on defense than they’ve gained. Safety Kevin Byard, the NFL’s interceptions leader last year, and cornerback Nahshon Wright, its takeaway leader, each left for free agency. …

Kyle Bickham loved Derrick Rose as much as he hated Aaron Rodgers. The true Chicago sports fan and his father, Christopher Bickham Sr., would play different NBA video games together between bouts on the actual court, and cried together when …

With quarterback Tyson Bagent dealing with a back injury, the Bears signed Miller Moss to the practice squad and gave him a standard elevation for Sunday’s game. Moss, a rookie from Louisville who once teamed with Caleb Williams at USC, …

A Cook County judge has decided to appoint a receiver to take control of two safety-net hospitals whose fate has been tied up in court hearings for months. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Stanton said at a hearing Friday …

El primer reporte de policía sobre la muerte de Silverio Villegas González contiene siete frases. No nombra al agente de inmigración que le disparó. No identifica a ningún testigo, ni al personal del FBI que acudió a investigar. Y no …

About 50 people gathered Saturday morning at Grand Avenue and Emerson Street in Franklin Park for a mass at the site where Silverio Villegas González was killed by federal immigration agents on the one year anniversary of his death. The …

When pitcher Edward Cabrera hasn’t been hurt, he’s been ineffective, giving the Cubs little return on the offseason trade with the Marlins that cost them prospect Owen Caissie. Activated Saturday from the injured list, the Cubs hope Cabrera will take …

A Saturday autopsy determined the death of a male shot Friday afternoon in the city’s Garfield Park neighborhood was a homicide. The victim, a male of an unknown age, was found about 12:05 p.m. unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to …

The Cubs beat the Pirates 4-3 on Saturday because the lineup was able to grind out a rally and the bullpen held when it was needed. Yes, the same bullpen that’s been maligned and pointed to as potentially a fatal …

Columnist Roger Simon, who for 40 years covered every presidential election, joked that he needed to be buried in his hometown of Chicago, despite living just outside Washington, D.C., for half his life. That way, he would say, he could …

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The White Sox announced that amateur scouting director Mike Shirley resigned on Saturday, and is no longer with the organization. A team spokesperson said that it is the White Sox organization’s policy to not comment on …

Chicago police are investigating three reports of sexual abuse in Avondale, according to an alert. Police said an unidentified man grabbed multiple women from behind and fondled them over their clothing before fleeing. The reported incidents occurred on Friday at …

A 33-year-old man died Saturday after he was shot in the chest in West Pullman, Chicago police said. Police said a verbal argument with an unknown group of people in the 11500 block of South Halsted Avenue at 4:34 p.m. …

Morgan Park opened the season with challenging road trips to Downers Grove North and Edwardsville and a matchup with Notre Dame. The Mustangs emerged with two wins and a five-point, resume-building loss to ranked Downers North. For coach Chris James, …

Westinghouse missed the IHSA playoffs last year and were dropped from the Public League’s top Red division to the second tier this season. Neither development sat well with the Warriors, who are aiming to reestablish themselves as an upper-level team …

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – With losses in nine of their last 12 games and their division lead shaved down to the bone, the announcement of Saturday’s White Sox lineup seemed to reveal the kind of major shake-up for which the …

Chicago police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who was found wounded and unresponsive in West Ridge on Saturday morning, police said. The unidentified child was found with visible injuries to her lower body at about 11:40 a.m. …

A woman and two teenagers were wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Chicago Lawn, according to Chicago police. A 37-year-old woman, a 17-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy were standing outside along the 7100 block of South Campbell Avenue …

Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman who was pulled from Lake Michigan on Friday. The unidentified woman was pronounced dead after her body was recovered from the water about 8 p.m. near the 300 block of South …

ST. LOUIS – Throughout losing nine of 12 games, matching a season-high four-game skid, and seeing their division lead over the Cleveland Guardians shrink to just half a game, White Sox players and coaches insisted that vibes remained high. They …