2024: The Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus — the first time the organization fired its coach midseason in 105 seasons. It happened a day after the team dropped its sixth consecutive game — a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The team hired Ben Johnson, Detroit’s offensive coordinator, in January 2025.

Inside a nondescript, boxy building in a Chicago suburb, the heat was rising. This wasn’t just an unusual issue for a chilly fall day in Illinois. It was also a problem for global markets.The facility was a vital data center used by CME Group,

Truth be told, it was hard to find a silver lining in another Eagles loss, this one at the hands of the Bears.

From Andrew Bird’s treasured Gezelligheid series at Fourth Presbyterian Church to the ultimate nightmare before Christmas with the Gods of Chaos blitzkrieg at Aragon Ballroom, there’s a little something for every music lover.

Along with longtime favorites such as Illumination at Morton Arboretum, we have a few new places to light up your Christmas this year, including downtown LaSalle out near Starved Rock.

The Chicago Bears simply out-muscled the Eagles on Friday night, leaving no doubt who controlled the line of scrimmage. Chicago finished with a commanding 281 rushing yards en route to a 24–15

The spike goes some way to explaining why Chicago is in a giant fiscal pickle. The Windy City may be a leading indicator of some of the problems many American metropolises will soon face. The immediate problem for Chicago is a fiscal impasse.

Chicagoans lost an estimated $254 million in package theft this year in 6.5 million incidents, according to home security research firm SafeWise. Residents are advised to schedule deliveries when someone is at home and to keep porch lights on.

At least two people were killed, and eight others were hurt in shootings across Chicago during the Thanksgiving weekend. The ages of the victims range from 18 to 49, according to Chicago police. In the first shooting of the extended weekend, officers responded to a call of persons shot around 9:14 p.m. in the 0-100 block of South Cicero Avenue.