As coaching search begins, Bears vague on Vic Fangio's status
New Year’s Day was full of big news at Halas Hall. In the morning, the Bears officially fired of John Fox as head coach. In the late afternoon, team President Ted Phillips announced a two-year...
View ArticleWant to cut health care costs? Start with the obscene amount of waste.
In Maine, there’s a warehouse the size of a middle school gymnasium, stuffed with brand-new medical supplies and gently used medical equipment. Several pallets are piled with boxes of surgical...
View ArticleBulls look to Zach LaVine to further their offensive renaissance
It seems surprising because of the recent improved offensive play, but the numbers don’t lie. Even after the Bulls’ recent 10-3 stretch in which they averaged the fourth-most points in the NBA...
View ArticleMan dies after being hit by Brown Line train in Lincoln Square
A man who was hit by a Brown Line "L" train and tumbled to an alley below early Monday has died, officials said. It happened about 6:40 a.m. near the Western Avenue station, 4648 N. Lincoln Ave., in...
View ArticleRecreational pot sales roll out in California, with celebratory 'blunts' and...
Legal sale of recreational marijuana began in California on Monday with fanfare, celebratory 'blunts' and some anxiety. Companies began selling pot in a relatively small number of businesses Monday,...
View ArticleJohn Fox's 'emotional' message to Bears players 'definitely hard to watch'
Bears players read reports for weeks that said coach John Fox’s job was in jeopardy, so it wasn’t a surprise when Fox delivered the news he had been fired Monday morning at Halas Hall. But the...
View ArticleIowa went big for Trump, but there are signs its voters are souring on the...
As Republicans celebrated their tax bill passing Congress late last month, Iowa Democrats raised a toast of their own. Candidates for Congress and governor, gathered at the annual Progress Iowa...
View ArticleBears' deep conviction in Mitch Trubisky is driving force behind every move...
Good luck, kid. The Bears have fervent belief in Mitch Trubisky, the quarterback drafted No. 2 in 2017, and it was only reinforced during a rocky season for the organization that served as a 12-game...
View ArticleHow cold was it Monday? Frigid enough to cancel the Polar Plunge
Temperatures plunged to near-record levels for New Year’s Day — frigid enough that the annual Polar Plunge into Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach was canceled. But some 400 hardy runners still...
View ArticleSo much for full accountability as Bears dump John Fox, reward Ryan Pace
On the same day the Bears fired coach John Fox for going 14-34 in three seasons, the franchise staunchly defended extending the contract through 2021 for the general manager who assembled the rosters...
View ArticlePace of Chicago immigration court slows to a crawl as record numbers navigate...
The woman seeking asylum in immigration court in Chicago has a story as harrowing as they come. She was orphaned at 13 when her parents were killed in the mid-1990s by a criminal gang that wanted her...
View ArticleHow did Chicago-area contestants fare on 'The Bachelor' premiere?
Warning: Spoilers ahead Chicago marketing associate Olivia Goethals didn’t do enough to stand out among 28 other contestants on “The Bachelor,” and Arie Luyendyk Jr. sent her home on Monday’s Season...
View ArticleBears GM Ryan Pace begins coaching search after signing contract extension
Ryan Pace placed the ad in the front window of Halas Hall on Monday afternoon. Help wanted: Charter NFL franchise seeks 16th head coach in its history. Underneath that heading, though, was no specific...
View ArticleThe nuns have new neighbors: Suburban strip joint next to convent closes,...
A Latin dance club has quietly opened its doors in the space once occupied by Club Allure — the controversial topless bar and restaurant that triggered a community firestorm over setting up shop next...
View ArticleJohn DeFilippo, Pat Shurmur, Josh McDaniels, Steve Wilks emerge in Bears’ search
Ryan Pace was stingy with details about the coaching search he initiated Monday morning after firing coach John Fox, but it’s easy to add up the clues and determine the Bears are looking for a dynamic...
View ArticleBulls stumble, fall to Trail Blazers 124-120 in overtime
There’s no shortage of self-confidence emanating from the Bulls these days. From Denzel Valentine’s recent declaration that the Bulls are “one of the best teams in the East” to Nikola Mirotic’s...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to at least 13 after Iran protests have violent night
Protests across Iran saw their most violent night as "armed protesters" tried to overrun military bases and police stations before security forces repelled them, killing 10 people, Iranian state...
View ArticleMan shot dead in Fuller Park neighborhood
A man who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day on the South Side has become the third homicide of 2018, police say. The shooting happened about 5 p.m. Monday in the 4700 block of South Princeton Avenue...
View ArticleWhat the business world knows about leadership (and the Bears don't)
Imagine a 100-year-old Chicago business, maybe in the machine tool or steel sector, that’s struggling at reinvention. Its storied history means nothing. The company needs a new CEO with management...
View ArticleConstruction starts on shooting range in Elgin strip mall
Construction began this week on an Elgin shooting range in a strip mall location that prompted an agency that serves children with disabilities to beef up security and a U46 School District preschool...
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