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Good, better, best? Look, just get some rest. Call it a minor Christmas miracle that the Bears — most of them, anyway — even took the field Sunday night in Santa Clara, California, given the flu bug pinballing around the …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Gymnast Simone Biles was credentialed as a photographer and shot Sunday night’s pregame activities as part of a league content assignment. Her NFL media vest was No. 36, the same as her husband, Bears safety Jonathan …

At least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since the start of the long holiday weekend Wednesday, according to Chicago police. Early Sunday a shooting in River North left one man dead and three others in critical …

Damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow showers are forecast to hit the Chicago area Sunday into early Monday. The National Weather Service predicts a “variety of hazardous weather conditions” starting Sunday night. A tornado warning was issued for Southeastern Iroquois County …

The Blackhawks have played four sets of back-to-back games this season, and the second halves of them have been nothing short of disastrous each time. A 7-3 loss Sunday to the Penguins added another data point to the sample. ‘‘It …

The lack of movement in the Super 25 this late in December is unprecedented. There were a few hundred games over the past week, but very little changed in the rankings. The top 11 teams all stayed the same. Five …

Lincoln-Way Central coach Brian Flaherty described the atmosphere at the Kankakee Holiday Tournament championship game quite well: “It’s a tough environment. Everyone is here to see Kankakee win. There wasn’t an open seat in the entire gym.” Kankakee star Lincoln …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Bears’ final game of the regular season will be Sunday at 3:25 p.m. against the Lions at Soldier Field, the NFL announced Sunday. After losing 42-38 to the 49ers on Sunday, the Bears need a …

What marks do the Bears get after their 42-38 loss against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.? QUARTERBACK — A-MINUS No last-play magic for Caleb Williams this time, though he flashed such quality throughout that he looked …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If this is what the playoffs are going to be like for the Bears with quarterback Caleb Williams, it’s going to be thrilling. It has felt for weeks like he’s on the brink of turning the …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When it comes to the playoffs, the Bears don’t know what they don’t know. After Sunday, though, we know more about them. A team with shockingly little playoff experience was neither overwhelmed nor overmatched Sunday night …

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the Bears lost 42-38 to the 49ers on Sunday night, cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson went on social media to decry what he called a “BS call” against him in the second quarter. Gardner-Johnson intercepted Brock Purdy’s …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was frustrated after coming up short on the final play of a 42-38 loss at the 49ers on Sunday, but was resolute about where his team is headed.   The Bears traded …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After posting the best game of his young career, Bears receiver Luther Burden had to get to the locker room on a cart Sunday night. He said afterward, though, that it was a function of his …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ loss to the 49ers — and detail why it might be encouraging. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can …

Chicagoans have faced constitutional abuses, soaring costs and political turmoil over the past 12 tumultuous months. But they also got one of their own to lead the Vatican, plus an occasionally shirtless coach who just might be leading the Bears …

As a journalist, I have experienced the gift of perfect timing. I’ve written about trends right before they got picked up by other news outlets. I’ve had inklings to interview celebrities and then discovered they were coming to town. And …

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s recent statements oversimplify the property tax system and mischaracterize the role of the Cook County Board of Review. Taxpayers received their property tax bills months late, and for many households, those bills were significantly higher than in …

DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 30s and happy in certain aspects of my life: I recently moved to a house and married a man I love very much. I have friends, hobbies and dreams. One of these dreams …