Bears coach Ben Johnson has been saying for weeks that his team needs at least 11 wins to get into the playoffs. Its time to underline that at least part.The haves and have nots are very pronounced in the NFL this season as nine teams have four or fewer wins and nine have at least 10. The Bears stood in the No. 2 seed at 10-4 on Monday after beating the ...

Testimony from terminally ill residents persuaded an undecided Gov. JB Pritzker to sign legislation that will give people with six months or less to live the option to end their lives with a doctors prescription in Illinois.I could have gone either way on this, just on the issue of compassion, about thinking about what the right thing to do is, Pritzker ...

The Bears could be without two of their best three wide receivers Saturday night against the Packers.Coach Ben Johnson didnt sound particularly optimistic when discussing the health of Rome Odunze, who has dealt with chronic foot issues for most of the season. He was cleared to play Sunday and was put on the teams game-day roster but felt pain while warming ...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of using his gun and badge to rape multiple women will be held in federal custody while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling peppered a defense attorney for Officer Luis Uribe with questions about why she should expect him to follow orders while on release, given ...

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found fatally stabbed Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday arrested the Reiners 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, and booked him on suspicion of killing his parents.It was a tragic, shocking end to a life and career that began with a ...

Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds will return to practice this week, opening a window to return off injured reserve as soon as Saturday's game against the rival Packers.Edmunds was put on IR with a groin injury last month and has missed four games, which is the minimum for players on the list. He was hurt in the team's win against the Vikings in Minnesota, ...

DePaul University announced Monday that it's laid off 114 staff members to address a budget shortfall caused by rising costs and a significant drop in enrollment among international graduate students.In a letter to staff, school leadership said it eliminated 7% of its full-time and part-time employees on Friday as the Lincoln Park-based school was about to ...

Charges were filed against two men and a teen boy who allegedly shot and killed 16-year-old honor student and basketball standout Davell Holden after mistaking him for someone else in South Holland over the summer.Police believe 21-year-old Javan Moore fired the fatal shot to Davell on Aug. 2 in the 16000 block of Drexel Avenue and was charged with murder, ...

Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons declared that he may be sidelined, but I am not defeated after tearing his ACL on Sunday against the Broncos.Hell be out for the rest of the season, starting with Saturday nights game against the Bears at Soldier Field.This injury is my greatest testa moment God allowed to strengthen my testimony, Parsons wrote on social ...

Algunos entregaron sus llaves y se fueron sintindose aliviados. Otros fueron obligados a salir por personal de seguridad armado que les deca que tenan 30 minutos para abandonar el edificio.Los residentes que quedaban en el complejo de apartamentos del vecindario de South Shore, que fue allanado por agentes de inmigracin federales a principios de este otoo, ...

Blackhawks star Connor Bedard will miss several more weeks with an upper-body injury, but it doesn't sound like it's anywhere near season-threatening.Coach Jeff Blashill said Monday that Bedard will be "re-evaluated after the New Year" and that surgery is not required at this time."Lets start with the rehab and see where it goes, and Ill have a better ...

A City Council majority determined to block Mayor Brandon Johnsons proposed corporate head tax on Monday dropped plans to raise Chicagos $9.50 a month garbage collection fee in hopes of either attracting a veto-proof majority or convincing Johnson not to veto their alternative spending plan at all.Last week, the renegade group of aldermen introduced their ...

Las calles del vecindario de La Villita estaban comenzando a despertar cuando Baltazar Enrquez, con el cabello an hmedo peinado hacia atrs, sale rpidamente de su casa. Hace a un lado unos papeles y un silbato del asiento trasero de su vehculo SUV gris antes de deslizarse al asiento del conductor.Mientras maneja, su telfono vibra con mensajes. Se entera que ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: Chicago's Jewish community shared a message of hope during a Hanukkah celebration Sunday night while also mourning the victims of a deadly antisemitic attack in Australia. Plus: The Chicago Housing Authority is audited, museums ride the unionization wave and more news you need to know. Keeping score: The Bears blasted the ...

Wrestling coaches at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal review, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials confirmed Saturday.The affected coaches are across both boys and girls programs, and levels such as varsity, junior varsity and freshman, said Pat Mogge, ...

The feelings were good.Not great, not through the roof, but good after the Friday win in Charlotte broke a seven-game losing streak for the Bulls.The hope was one win would lead to something sustainable. Maybe not the impressive 6-1 record to start the 2025-26 campaign, but definitely better than the showing since late November.It just gives you a ...

Homeowners across Cook County are getting property tax bills they cant afford, with some families on the South and West sides seeing their bills jump by double digits. Longtime residents are worried theyll be priced out of neighborhoods theyve called home for generations.People are frustrated, and rightfully so. They know that theyre probably paying more ...

DEAR ABBY: We have a mutual friend who's very dear to us. He's a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who's too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, his home is unkempt. He lives among piles of dusty trash, empty cartons, unfinished projects, dirty clothes and even animal messes. It smells very unpleasant, ...

Bovinos great-grandfather was an immigrant from Italy who was in the United States for 15 years when he put in his papers indicating his interest in becoming an American. It was the same month in 1924 that the Border Patrol was established and the number of Italian arrivals was curtailed.As the public face of President Donald Trumps mass deportation ...

The legal battle between Illinois gambling regulators and a Cicero restaurant operator whose video gambling devices were ordered shut off amid questions about past connections to reputed mob figures appears to be coming to a head.Cook County Judge David B. Atkins indicated this month he would rule soon on the lawsuit filed by Firebird Enterprises Inc. ...

As executive director of Friends of the Chicago River, I applaud the city of Chicagos new Central Area Plan 2045 and its recognition that a thriving Downtown depends on a healthy, resilient and accessible Chicago River.After 25 years of working to transform the river into a valued natural asset, I urge the Department of Planning and Development to take the ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments Office of Inspector General is conducting an audit of the Chicago Housing Authority to scrutinize its procedures around verifying residents immigration status and criminal backgrounds, according to documents obtained by the Sun-Times.The objective of our audit is to (1) determine whether the Authority ...

Pelican guard Jordan Poole sprinted to the left corner in the fourth quarter after receiving a screen and immediately launched a three-pointer that hit the top of the backboard.The Bulls had an opening to continue cutting into the Pelicans lead, but immediately turned it over after Poole jumped the passing lane for a transition layup.Those are the breaks, ...

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Scorpio.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } ...

Benet senior forward Emma Briggs was forced into expanding her unique game.She plays the post for the Redwings by virtue of being taller than most of her peers. But Briggs spends the summer playing with the Great Britain national team her father is from Leicester, England. Training with players older than her was great for her development and showed her ...