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Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down Case Keenum’s remarkable showing in the Bears;’ 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday night. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. …

Who saw Bears 27, Eagles 7 coming? Who saw Case Keenum, rock star coming? Who saw the Bears‘ defense shutting down Jalen Hurts and the Eagles’ offense? And how good does the Bears’ 2-1 record look considering last week’s ugly …

They played football Monday at Soldier Field. It was football, wasn’t it? Even if Caleb Williams — leader of men, star of stars, hope of a generation, spectator in a Bears ball cap, hoodie and shades — wasn’t out there …

A key sequence in the second quarter of the Bears‘ 27-7 win over the Eagles on Monday included Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni screaming what appeared to be vulgar insults at Bears linebacker D’Marco Jackson. Jackson was penalized for a late …

There isn’t another American writer simultaneously as intuitively theatrical and intellectually evocative as Suzan-Lori Parks (“The Book of Grace,” “Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, & 3)”), which means that her plays don’t seem to grow old. …

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 20 years. She’s an academic, and we’ve lived a transient lifestyle to accommodate her career. She had a greater professional vision than I ever did, so I opted to stay …

It has been 17 months since I wrote, in April 2025, that the “fun part of the Blackhawks’ rebuild” was about to begin. I equated it to watching a coming-of-age movie play out in real life. That hasn’t really happened …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: More than a year after Illinois signed a first-of-its-kind climate migration law, little has been achieved. 🗞️ Plus: Why some homeowners are building for severe weather, showtime for the White Sox and Cubs — …

A motorist was issued several citations after allegedly blowing a stop sign and hitting a 47-year-old man riding a bicycle, critically injuring him Monday evening in Avalon Park on the South Side. The bicyclist was riding west in the 8200 …

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Kaiyu Guan was in Singapore when his phone rang. The screen read “Spam Risk.” He blocked the number. He didn’t know the MacArthur …

When Vincenzo Vitelli fielded a call from an unknown number a few weeks ago, he exhibited extreme skepticism, believing it was a fraud or perhaps a joke orchestrated by a pal. Vitelli, 48, a theoretical physicist and tenured professor at …

HOUSTON – Ahead of Game 1 of their Wild Card series against the Astros, the White Sox released their 26-man roster for this round of the postseason. While manager Will Venable loves to mix-and-match with different pieces, the actual roster …

An embattled Chicago police sergeant was charged with punching a 17-year-old girl as she filmed a now-viral video that showed the cop threatening a group of kids this summer on the Southwest Side. Jeremy Sikorski, 45, of Garfield Ridge, faces …

The Bears-Packers rivalry tends to be one of the NFL’s biggest draws, but the league and Fox opted to move the Week 5 matchup out of the late-afternoon national window. The teams now will kick off at 12 p.m. at …

Nearly 20 years ago, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley struck a deal that allowed him to avoid raising property taxes, but has come back to haunt him and Chicago ever since. On Tuesday, the City Council took a vote that made …

SAN DIEGO – The Cubs’ roster for their best-of-three series against the Padres is in. The team is carrying a dozen pitchers: – Javier Assad – Matthew Boyd – Aaron Civale – Kevin Gausman – Clay Holmes – Shota Imanaga …

Kankakee has forfeited a win against Lincoln-Way West on Sept. 18 for using an ineligible player. The Illinois High School Association placed the Kays on probation for the rest of the season. The Kays, ranked No. 20 in the Super …

A defiant City Council tried Tuesday to wean Chicago off its historic addiction to debt, setting the stage for a potential fourth veto from Mayor Brandon Johnson. By a 32-15 vote, the Council agreed to require future borrowing to be …

HOUSTON – The White Sox have announced their lineup for Game 1 of their Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, and it resembles manager Will Venable’s typical attack plan against right-handed starters. Sam Antonacci, LF Kyle Teel, C Miguel …

Only three Bears defensive linemen were on the field when the Eagles lined up to go for it on fourth-and-five with 27 seconds in the third quarter Monday night. Linebackers T.J. Edwards and Devin Bush were bunched over the center, …