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Bear down, Hammond Bears? A smart-alecky reporter asked big-time fan Wlliam Garner, 42, of Burbank, if he was ready to sing those words Saturday shortly before kickoff of the Bears’ preseason opener against the Browns at Soldier Field. Garner, with …

Cornerback Beanie Bishop, whom the Bears signed six days ago, intercepted both Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel on egregious overthrows and veteran quarterback Case Keenum threw for a perfect passer rating in the Bears’ 34-10 win against the Browns on …

UNCASVILLE, CONN. — Elena Delle Donne was the kind of player you hadn’t seen before. That’s how UConn coach Geno Auriemma described her in 2008: a 6’6 forward who could shoot, pass and dribble. She ultimately expanded the possibilities of …

All it took was one night with Tori Amos for final proof that the ’90s femme-plosion is back. Signs were already there: Alanis is playing Riot Fest, Courtney Love has been teasing Hole revamps, Sarah McLachlan made a Lilith Fair …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Donna Kelce wasn’t always her name. And there was a time before she brought football titans Jason and Travis Kelce into the world, let alone became Taylor Swift’s mother-in-law. Having watched her sons find love, what …

El fiscal general de Illinois, Kwame Raoul, y más de 20 funcionarios de otros estados demandaron el jueves a la administración de Trump por su exigencia de acceso a las bases de datos estatales que los estados usan para otorgar …

Illinois homeowners impacted by flood damage from powerful storms that hit the state will have help with recovery through a new program signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker. Severe storms and flooding damage across the state have prompted lawmakers …

In October 1980, then-candidate Ronald Reagan asked voters a very important question: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” It was during the only televised debate he had against incumbent President Jimmy Carter, whose presidency had been …

Cubs newcomer Clay Holmes and his sinker were back in form.  Sensational form. Holmes was dominant in his second start and home debut with the Cubs, tossing one-hit ball into the seventh inning and leading the North Siders past the …

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — If Candace Parker could thank a body part for making her a Hall of Famer, it would be her brain. Parker remembers sitting with her dad at 6 or 7 years old, breaking down defenses. In addition …

Matthew McConaughey is officially back. On Friday afternoon, the revered actor descended upon Filmland, an annual film festival in Little Rock, Arkansas, to receive the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award as well as present a screening of his latest film, …

Rosie O’Donnell announced on “The Tangle” podcast (via EW) that country music singer Wynonna Judd is the only Trump supporter she speaks to these days. O’Donnell, who has been making the press rounds to support her one-woman Off Broadway show …

Anne Hathaway told Complex during her press tour for “The End of Oak Street” that movies should be rated R if they feature dogs being killed. Moviegoers have wondered if “Oak Street” would feature dog violence ever since the film’s …

In another life, Kristen Kish might have been an astronaut. As a young child, she even went to space camp for a day. “I sat in the little simulator, and I touched all the buttons,” she recalls, her face lighting …

Lauren Weedman could never really let loose on stage. “I remember I was doing other people’s plays when I was younger, and I never got to fully get my yayas out,” she tells Variety. “I always felt like I had …

“The radio doesn’t play songs for me anymore,” says Bob, 54, who is situated in a lawn chair, deciding between a drag from the Marlboro Red in his left hand and the Budweiser can in his right. He chooses the …

On the same day that Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren and chairman George McCaskey claimed they’d had “minimal” conversations recently with local lawmakers about a stadium funding plan, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly met with Illinois officials Thursday. Politico reported Friday …

The founder of a violence prevention program on Chicago’s South Side has been accused of sexually assaulting and grooming two teenage girls over the course of more than seven years. Charles McKenzie, 37, was charged with the two felony counts …

The Chicago area could see more flooding as heavy rainfall is expected Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch is in effect for much of the Chicago area, especially south of Interstate 80, …

Según la Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado de Cook, una doceava persona ha muerto por causas relacionadas con el calor vinculadas a las temperaturas extremas de este verano. Jesús Rodríguez, de 33 años, murió el 17 de julio por …