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Michael J. Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader and the longtime head of Illinois’ Democratic Party, is in prison. Madigan, 83, surrendered Monday to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia, according to a source close to …

ELMONT, N.Y. — Former Blackhawks player Jonathan Toews recorded his first point in nearly 2½ years on an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets had five different players score goals in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday. …

The cost of riding a Chicago Transit Authority bus or train will increase next year, regardless of what happens in Springfield this month as lawmakers seek to address a massive budget gap facing Chicago-area transit agencies. Fares will increase 25 …

Sandy Alomar Sr., an All-Star infielder during his playing days in the 1960s and ’70s who went on to coach in the majors and manage in his native Puerto Rico, has died. He was 81. A spokesperson for the Cleveland …

Joel Mokyr, a Dutch-born professor of economics and history at Northwestern University, is one of three researchers awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare. Mokyr, 79, …

LANDOVER, Md. — For just the second time in his six seasons as the Bears’ kicker, Cairo Santos was out Monday against the Commanders. He injured the quad muscle in his kicking leg Sept. 28 against the Raiders and finished …

Outside a suburban Skokie synagogue, Adrianne Burgher pulled her three sons close and choked back tears as they watched other children cut yellow ribbons off a tree as music in Hebrew pulsed from a speaker. The ribbons represented the 20 …

LANDOVER, Md. — It’s still going to be a while before the Bears are ready to contend, which is disheartening given how brutal the wait already has been since general manager Ryan Poles took over in 2022. In the meantime, …

LANDOVER, Md. — On the site of the ‘‘Fail Mary,’’ it was the Commanders’ turn to make a colossal mistake Monday night. Call it the ‘‘Hands-off Handoff.’’ One year after the Bears lost on the final play, they won at …

What marks do the Bears get after their 25-24 win against the Commanders? CALEB WILLIAMS — C-MINUS Accuracy? Poise? Winning plays? Not enough on any of those counts. Williams overshot an uncovered Olamide Zaccheaus on what should’ve been a simple …

LANDOVER, Md. — For most of running back D’Andre Swift’s time with the Bears, he’s been cast as a bad fit. He was exactly what they needed Monday against the Commanders. The Bears got big plays from quarterback Caleb Williams …

The Blackhawks earned their first win of the season Monday, beating the Mammoth 3-1, despite putting forth their sloppiest and least emotional effort so far. Sometimes in hockey, that’s the way it goes. And after feeling robbed of positive results …

LANDOVER, Md. — Bears receiver DJ Moore did not take the team flight back to Chicago after Monday night’s 25-24 win against the Commanders. A team official said that he will receive precautionary medical attention and that coach Ben Johnson …

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LANDOVER, Md. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ first game back in his home state was a disaster last season. This one was better.   Williams and the Bears were resilient Monday against the Commanders and rallied for a last-second field …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ last-second win against the Commanders on “Monday Night Football.” New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to …

LANDOVER, Md. — Jake Moody couldn’t get comfortable the night before his return to the NFL. The bed in the team hotel was a full-sized — or was it a twin? — one, not the king he prefers. The water …

On a recent morning, Oriana Kruszewski started her workday on her 40-acre farm in Winslow, Ill., by hopping aboard her golf cart and zipping past her farmhouse, fresh-water creek, fire pit and stack of bee boxes. After stopping to check …

The 61st Chicago International Film Festival starts Wednesday with an impressive line-up of 114 feature-length films and 70 shorts. Most offer escape — with subtitles! — from headlines and Hollywood alike. 61st Chicago International Film Festival When: Oct. 15-26Where: AMC …

Eight-year-old Liam Dahlberg stepped off the school bus with a headache one Thursday afternoon last spring. The following Saturday morning, he was in a coma with no brain activity. He was dead by Monday. His doctors said the northwest Indiana …