So who gets your Bear of the Year award for 2025? That kicked things off in this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Chicago Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X. How about quarterback Caleb Williams? “Got to go …
Chicago Bears’ player of the year for 2025? Here’s how you voted Read MoreThe last time Bears quarterback Caleb Williams touched the football during a game, he made the best play of his Bears career, rifling a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in a stiff wind for a walk-off winner. Pro Football …
After throwing a walk-off winner, what will Caleb Williams do for an encore? Read MoreAs the new year approaches, many of us are thinking about resolutions. How we can live healthier, give back or make a meaningful difference in 2026. This year, I encourage all Illinois residents to consider a resolution that does all …
A selfless, life-saving New Year’s resolution Read MoreRespect or Fear? In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump …
Trump can’t tell difference between fear and respect Read MoreDEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child’s partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit them. My husband — a forever Good Time Charlie — decided not to …
Dear Abby: Husband makes a poor choice with wife’s health Read MoreAlfie Hallett was killed by his mother’s ex-partner at their home in Casais, near the city of Tomar, Portugal (Picture: GoFundMe) The mum of Alfie Hallett, the British boy killed by her ex-partner in Portugal, has called the attacker a …
Mum of British boy, 13, stabbed by her ex in Portugal says ‘heart is broken, shattered’ Read MoreContactless payments has been rolled out at dozens of stations in the southeast, meaning off-peak times have shifted. (Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire) Rail passengers have been hit with eye-watering fare hikes that could price some people out of train travel …
Expansion of contactless payments on rail network causes some fares to ‘soar’ Read MoreUPFs have previously been linked with dozens of harmful effects and health warnings, from type 2 diabetes to shorter life expectancy (Picture: Getty Images) Foods which make up to half the average diet have been linked with an increased risk …
Lung cancer warning for ‘lunch meat’ and fizzy drinks after new study Read MoreRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue outpointed Alan David Picasso on Saturday to set up a potential pound-for-pound super fight with Junto Nakatani. Three-weight world champion Nakatani also beat Sebastian Hernandez Reyes on points on …
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani both win to set up potential Japanese super fight Read MoreRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue outpointed Alan David Picasso on Saturday to set up a potential pound-for-pound super fight with Junto Nakatani. Three-weight world champion Nakatani also beat Sebastian Hernandez Reyes on points on …
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani both win to set up potential Japanese super fight Read MoreSometimes a simple question is one of the hardest to answer. Sometimes a great story idea comes from an unlikely source. There is no shortage of ways to describe the historic dominance of the Colorado Avalanche so far this season. …
Who deserves more credit for the Avalanche’s historic start? There are many possible answers Read MoreThe USC women’s basketball team has flown through the first 12 games of its schedule and has experienced a healthy mix of blowout wins and learning lessons against some of the best teams in the country to collect a 9-3 …
USC women’s basketball: 4 questions for the Big Ten Conference season Read MoreA 40-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in a parking lot of a shopping center in Panorama City before sunrise on Friday, Dec. 26, with the driver fleeing. The woman was struck at about 4:55 a.m. after a …
Woman, 40, fatally struck in Panorama City; driver flees Read MoreThe calendar may still say December 2025, but Disneyland is already making plans for the Christmas 2026 season with a familiar holiday lineup of parades, fireworks and live music with some new food options and character costumes. The 2026-27 winter …
Disneyland is already making plans for the 2026 Christmas holiday season Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Before UCLA’s game against Long Beach State last week, Cori Close was fit in a blue-striped suit talking to America as an analyst in the studio on Fox’s women’s college basketball coverage. Playing double-duty on television before …
UCLA women dive back into Big Ten play focused on defense Read MoreIf you’ve hesitated to buy an electric car because it’s typically easier to find a gas station than a charging station, California has a solution for you. Fewer gas stations. And higher gas prices. You may see a number of …
Susan Shelley: Who pays for California’s war on drivers? You do. Read MoreLong delays after serious collision blocks M25. (Picture: National Highways) A serious car crash caused long queues on the M25 today, with motorists warned to expect delays. The motorway was closed off to all drivers shortly before lunchtime on Saturday …
Drivers left queuing for miles after serious collision blocks M25 in Essex Read MoreA 25-year-old tourist from Austria was rescued from Bushrangers Bay in Melbourne, Australia after plunging 20ft down a cliff (Picture: 7News) A 25-year-old woman was rescued after slipping 20ft from a cliffside at a popular beach in Australia. The tourist, …
Tourist, 25, plunges from 20ft cliff sparking dramatic rescue mission Read MoreNews that Kyle Whittingham had accepted Michigan’s offer Friday left us pondering not only the past 15 days but also the past 15 months, with all the wild twists life has taken for the future Hall of Fame coach and …
Holy Score: On Kyle Whittingham’s move to Michigan, backlash against Utah and the surreal moment that changed trajectories Read MoreThe 49ers’ Sunday night matchup with the Chicago Bears isn’t just a game. It’s a dress rehearsal. For the last month, the 49ers have been feasting on the NFL’s middle class (at best), stacking five straight wins like poker chips. …
Kurtenbach: The playoffs start early with 49ers – Bears. My three predictions Read More