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This week’s version of the Ben Johnson Effect: A year after the Bears were burned by the fickle finger of football fate with a Hail Mary loss to the Commanders that sent their season careening into unprecedented ignominy, they are …

ATLANTA — Bulls guard Josh Giddey isn’t much into Hollywood endings, but even he thought the pitch for the script sounded ‘‘pretty cool.’’ An Australian basketball star travels to the United States, gets selected No. 6 overall in the NBA …

The Bears‘ Cairo Santos — who made three field goals and an extra point and converted an onside kick in Saturday’s 22-16 win against the Packers — was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday. Santos made kicks …

Los propietarios de Bridgeport Records, una tienda de discos dedicada a la música house y dance, recibieron una amenaza de muerte el sábado por la noche por vender música diversa. Jerry Morrison y Vick Lavender estaban viendo el partido de …

Nearly four years ago, general manager Kyle Davidson chose to rebuild the Blackhawks through the draft rather than reconstruct them via trades and free agency. Now it seems the approach he took might be the only one still viable. The …

Faith leaders were turned away from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Christmas Eve morning after attempting to enter and pray with detainees. The interfaith group has repeatedly sought entry to the building but has been …

One person was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting early Wednesday in Englewood on the South Side. Just after midnight, four men were outside in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street when two gunmen approached and …

Collectible card stores and sports memorabilia dealers are cashing in on the Chicago Bears’ success on the field this year. At Elite Sports Cards and Comics, the inventory of available Bears player cards, autographs, jerseys and other products has decreased …

The Bears likely will wait at least another week — and perhaps two — to get top wide receiver Rome Odunze back on the field. Odunze missed practice again Wednesday because of a foot injury, increasing the likelihood that he’ll …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime on Saturday certainly was the best and biggest play of the Bears’ season. But it also might prove to be the best in …

Pat Finn, a comedic actor who grew up in Wilmette and honed his sense of humor with close friend Chris Farley at Marquette University died Monday after a three-year battle with bladder cancer in Los Angeles. He was 60. Mr. …

Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament at York, Dec. 26-Dec. 31. Trying to sort out the massive, one-of-a-kind holiday tournament at York is no small task. It runs Friday through New Year’s Eve. With 32 teams it’s unique. And with 17 teams …

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because …

Police are warning the public after an attempted sexual assault was reported in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The man shoved the woman into her vehicle in the 4600 block of West North Avenue at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chicago police said …

La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. decidió el martes en contra del presidente Donald Trump y se negó a levantar una suspensión sobre la implementación de la Guardia Nacional en el estado de Illinois, determinando que Trump invocó una ley que …

COWBOYS at COMMANDERS Time: Noon, Netflix. Line: Cowboys by 6½. Total: 50½. Records (overall/ATS): Cowboys 6-8-1/7-8; -Commanders 4-11/5-10. Outlook: The Cowboys have won nine of the last 12 in Landover, Maryland. QB Dak Prescott just hit 4,000 passing yards for …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Pisces. It’s a lovely day! Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a pleasant day, and you make an excellent impression on …

Few people alive today have seen the exterior of the House of Tomorrow when it was a futuristic attraction at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair. Designed by architect George Fred Keck, the 12-sided modernist exhibition home was America’s first glass house …

I have never really thought of myself as a reporter. That probably sounds odd (and no jokes, please) coming from someone who has spent 30 years doing just that work. I’m a storyteller — first published in 1975, when I …

Just two weeks into the job, President Donald Trump threatened to fire or push out scores of Environmental Protection Agency employees in Chicago, and by August he terminated their union, a move still being challenged in court. In that same …