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This is the third time in 12 years the Bears will have the same head coach, offensive play-caller and starting quarterback working together as they did the year before.They should act like it.The teams first preseason game is less than two weeks away. If history is any indication, quarterback Caleb Williams wont play in it. If common sense has any say, the ...

The Bears hit their first significant issue in training camp Monday when starting safety Coby Bryant left practice with an apparent knee injury.About midway through practice, Bryant landed uncomfortably while covering tight end Cole Kmet in a one-on-one drill. He slammed his helmet down in frustration, and teammates came over to check on him as he grabbed ...

Registration for fall programs for the Chicago Park District opens Monday morning. Beginning at 9 a.m., in-person programs are eligible for online registration at locations west of California Avenue. All virtual programs will also be available. Starting Tuesday, those interested can sign up online for programs at locations east of California Avenue and ...

Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian in south suburban Lynwood early Monday. Just after midnight, the woman was in the southbound lanes of Illinois 394 at Joe Orr Road in Lynwood when she was struck by a vehicle that didnt stop, Illinois state police said. The woman was taken to an area hospital where she was ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: More people travel to Illinois than any other state for an abortion. A program helps the small percentage who need care in a hospital. Plus: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias jumps in the mayor's race, a Lollapalooza recap and more news you need to know. Keeping score: The Cubs fell to the Yankees, 2-1; the ...

A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash with a semi Monday morning on the outbound Edens Expressway in north suburban Skokie. Just after 7 a.m., state troopers responded to the outbound lanes of Interstate 94 at Dempster Street for the crash and the motorcyclist was hospitalized with injuries, Illinois state police said. No road closures were immediately ...

The White Sox added to their bullpen overnight, acquiring right-hander Huascar Brazoban from the Mets for Double-A righty Gabe Davis and Triple-A righty Zach Franklin. Davis is the 18th-ranked prospect in the Sox' system, according to MLB.com.Brazoban, 36, has a 2.56 ERA in 46 games this season, only his fifth in the major leagues. He has 49 strikeouts and ...

Traffic was getting by on one shoulder after a collision on the Edens Expressway that left three people injured early Monday in Northbrook. Around 4:50 a.m., state troopers responded to the outbound lanes near Dundee Road for a crash involving two vehicles, Illinois state police said. Three people were hospitalized with injuries, officials said. Outbound ...

The 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest announced today its lineup of more than 200 authors, journalists, poets and screenwriters who will appear during the free event, which will take place Sept. 12-13.Some Jewish authors have pointed out that the event coincides with Rosh Hashanah, the High Holiday marking the Jewish New Year, but festival organizers said ...

Chicago is converting 25 Downtown office buildings to apartments this year more such projects than the city has seen in the past 20 years combined, the Sun-Times reported in June.This is welcome news, and we need more of it. Bloomberg and Axios have reported that Chicago rents are up more than 35% since before the pandemic, which outpaces other major ...

The recent Chicago Loop Alliance report on the economic benefits of arts and culture to Chicago highlights a simple but important truth cultural institutions do more than entertain.They help define Chicagos identity, strengthen communities, draw visitors from all corners of the world and generate meaningful economic activity.For nearly a century, the Grant ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 17 years. We have three daughters. She doesn't work, doesn't have a driver's license, doesn't clean and rarely cooks. I often find myself so frustrated at her lack of commitment to the family that I drink and go to bed after I cook dinner.I work 60 hours a week to provide for our family and am not receiving any help ...

Chicago police on their way to a call collided with a car, leaving five people hurt including a 3-year-old girl and three Chicago police officers Sunday night in Washington Park on the South Side. Officers in an unmarked squad car were responding to a call of a person with a gun around 9:30 p.m. and were going west near the 100 block of East 63rd Street ...

As states across much of the South and Midwest banned or further restricted abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, they fueled a wave of people with high-risk pregnancies traveling to hospitals in Chicago.The prohibitions also spurred a group of doctors, hospitals, a nonprofit and the state of Illinois to try to make a ...

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

Several songs into her headlining Lollapalooza set on Sunday night, Tate McRae pulled out a microphone stand to sing Anything But Love, as if to reiterate that she does, in fact, sing live in addition to performing high-energy choreography.By no means a vocal dynamo, McRae is a competent singer, though audiences shouldnt expect any vocal surprises. But the ...

When Cubs manager Craig Counsell found out the Dodgers were getting Tarik Skubal from the Tigers, his reaction was quite measured.I was half-asleep and fell asleep five minutes later, Counsell said Sunday morning before the Cubs lost 2-1 to the Yankees.Counsell might not have been alarmed enough to interrupt his nights slumber, but Los Angeles grabbing ...

The turf field at Jones athletic complex in the South Loop is lined for multiple sports, but it never has been used for football games.That will change when the Eagles launch the Public Leagues newest program this month.By CPS policy, Jones will begin play as a junior-varsity program, with its debut set for Aug. 22 at Hersey. The Eagles will play Ridgewoods ...

Before this season, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had walked 53 times in 293 career games.Hes already at 59 walks with 50 games left in 2026.Crow-Armstrong walked three times Sunday, including twice against former Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole. Over the three trips to the plate that ended with walks, Crow-Armstrong saw 25 pitches.Manager ...

Jae Stephens makes music for heartbreakers.That much was true for the Los Angeles-based pop and R&B singer during her Lollapalooza debut Saturday on the BMI stage, where she sang odes to keeping a roster of men for options and loving and leaving without regard.Which one should I choose today? Switch em out like shoes today, she sang on her single SMH, with ...

Cruz Beckham got his first taste of the stage 18 years ago. His mom Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, was performing with the Spice Girls at Madison Square Garden, and the then-3-year-old busted out breakdancing in front of 20,000 people, prompting Posh to declare him the next Justin Timberlake.That he is not. But as Beckham and his band The Breakers made ...

When discussing his Grammy-nominated debut album, Love on Digital, with Billboard, Destin Conrad called the sound loud and queer. Those are also fitting descriptors for his set on the Allianz stage at Lollapalooza on Sunday. But you could also add unapologetically Black.The 26-year-old Florida native demonstrated his deep understanding of multiple Black art ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Erick Fedde wasnt thrilled being moved to the bullpen after the White Sox acquired Luis Castillo from the Mariners, but he has been so accommodating during this surprisingly successful season, he wasnt going to stop now.They just told me [they] wanted to switch my role to the pen and keep me stretched out, Fedde said of his meeting ...

Lollapalooza 2026 ends on Sunday with Tate McRae closing out the female-forward festival.Other artists on the final day of the festival include the enigmatic J-pop star Ado, the much-loved hardcore crossover act Turnstile and Cruz Beckham, the son of Victoria and David Beckham, aka Posh and Becks.Heres what we saw on the last day of the festival. ...