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Breaking down the Bears’ 27-9 loss to the Bengals at Paycor Stadium: Slow start Caleb Williams went 2-for-5 for 28 yards Saturday. The rest of his teammates weren’t much better. At halftime, Bears coach Ben Johnson barked at his team …

NORMAL, Ill.—College scholarship offers don’t win games. Mount Carmel has a historic number of college-bound players, but the Caravan couldn’t find a way to beat East St. Louis on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. Mount Carmel turned the ball over twice …

Luis Castillo struggled again and Luis Robert Jr. had his first multi-homer game in two years. Yeah, it was a rough night for the White Sox, who lost 10-5 to the Mets on Saturday. In his fourth Sox start, Castillo …

CINCINNATI — After all the offseason hype, anything but a stellar performance from Caleb Williams on Saturday night would have felt disappointing. What Bears fans got in their first look at the starting quarterback Saturday, he was anything but stellar. …

Chicago police are alerting the public about multiple armed robberies that occurred in Bronzeville and Lake Meadows this month. In each of the area’s robberies, police said one to three assailants are believed to have approached victims at night, armed …

A 34-year-old man died late Saturday after he was shot multiple times in Englewood, Chicago police said. The victim had been sitting inside a gray SUV in the 6200 block of May Street at about 9:16 p.m. when an unidentified …

From Cincinnati, Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ 27-9 loss to the Bengals on Saturday night — and Caleb Williams’ performance. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Capricorn. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Steer clear of confrontation with authority figures this morning. Instead, get yourself ready for a productive …

This story was originally published in Capital B Gary. A 99 mph wind gust — comparable to a Category 2 hurricane — tore through Gary on Aug. 11, battering neighborhoods and knocking out power to nearly 38,300 utility customers in …

DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I got pregnant, each with our first child, with our due dates a week apart. We felt blessed to be going through this amazing experience at the same time. Our babies are now 2 …

CINCINNATI — No matter how long Bears kicker Cairo Santos lasts in the NFL or how much he accomplishes, there’s never a time when he feels he can exhale. That’s the residual effect of spending the majority of his career …

The day after last season ended, defenseman Alex Vlasic declared ‘‘playoffs are the expectation’’ for the Blackhawks in 2026-27. Now that the season — or at least training camp — is approaching, he’s not backing down from that prediction. ‘‘It’s …

A woman was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting late Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. The three were outside around 11 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Fulton Street when they heard …

The Caleb Wilson hype train pulled out of the Las Vegas station last month after the Bulls rookie was must-see-TV in every Summer League game he played in. It has been four weeks, and that locomotive really hasn’t slowed down. …

A 62-year-old man was found fatally stabbed in the neck Saturday night in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers discovered the man on the ground around 11:10 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue near …

A 25-year-old man found suffering from a gunshot wound to his head early Sunday died later, Chicago police said. First responders found him on the ground in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood around 3:40 a.m. in the 13100 block of South …

One man was killed and another injured in an early-Sunday shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The men, ages 30 and 27, were found on the ground around 5:45 a.m. in the 6100 block of South …

Please send additions and corrections to mobrien@suntimes.com. Thursday, Aug. 27 NONCONFERENCE Crane vs. Westinghouse at Rockne, 4:15 Dunbar vs. DuSable at Stagg Stadium, 4:30 Johnson at Back of the Yards, 4:15 Mather vs. Marshall at Lane, 4:15 Schurz vs. Pritzker …

Readers make suggestions. Some are anatomically impossible and best ignored. Some are for stories that deserve consideration. This idea immediately caught my attention, even though it is not only about sports — never my strong suit — but about the …

Northwest Indiana’s utility company did not protect its power lines from tree damage ahead of the storms that tore through the area earlier this month, residents allege in a class-action lawsuit. The complaint, filed last Monday in Porter County, Indiana, …