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Staggered Bears vow to finish strong after tough hit

The Bears have prided themselves on their resilience through tough times, including bad losses to the Broncos and Lions this season. After Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Browns — which all but crushed their playoff hopes — they’ll have to dig even deeper.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Antisemitism is alive in 2023, not a thing of the past

It all reminds me as a kid learning about things like the Salem witchcraft trials and the Holocaust. You thought to yourself: ”That’s crazy that those things could happen back then.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces 3 months of recovery after surgery for broken hip

The basketball Hall of Famer had surgery Sunday “with no complications.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

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Bears coach Matt Eberflus defends third-and-15 blitz

Eberflus joked last week he’d compensate for the injury to edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue thusly: “blitz every snap.” He didn’t do that Sunday, but he did blitz on the most important play of the 20-17 loss.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Upon further review: Bears QB Justin Fields’ game vs. Browns rife with concerns

A closer look at the film from a game in which Fields completed 19 of 40 passes for 166 yards in a 20-17 loss.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Afternoon Edition: The busiest days for holiday travel

Plus: The Pope’s LGBTQ decision, deliberations begin in Burke trial and more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

The Browns made Jay Cutler rich — and 10 years later doomed Justin Fields

GM Ryan Poles won’t be using the Browns game as a reason to give Fields a contract extension. It seems unlikely he gives Fields an extension at all. The Bears offense — with plays called by Luke Getsy, quarterbacked by Fields and overseen by coach Matt Eberflus — isn’t working.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

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Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting former girlfriend Grace Jabbari

A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of assault and harassment after an incident that began in a car in New York City this year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Jurors begin deliberating historic racketeering case against Ed Burke

The case against the former Chicago alderperson has been pending for nearly five years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Cole Kmet: Failed Hail Mary ‘not the play we should be harping on’

The Bears aren’t blaming Darnell Mooney for their loss Sunday, even though the quarterback had a chance to make an amazing catch on a tipped Hail Mary as time expired.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Cubs Convention: Owners and business operations sessions cut in 2024

The Cubs cited a lack of fan interest in the two panels. New this year will be sessions with members from the storied 1984 and 2016 Cubs teams.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Blackhawks sticking with goalie Arvid Soderblom as he learns from mistakes in the NHL

Soderblom’s .872 save percentage this season is the second-worst in the league, but the organization has given no thought to sending him back to Rockford and isn’t worried about his confidence level.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

WNBA updates Commissioner’s Cup format

Teams now will play only five games — once against every other team in the conference — which is down from the 10 in the first three years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Purdue returns to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll; Northwestern drops out

Illinois moves up to No. 13.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

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Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Controversial West Loop homeless encampment cleared for street cleaning

Seven people are being rehoused through the city, while 15 people declined the offer, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

South Carolina is unanimous No. 1 in AP women’s basketball Top 25

UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa and Texas followed South Carolina.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Sentencing delayed for ComEd bribery defendants; request to hold up Madigan corruption case also expected

A judge declined to put the ComEd bribery case fully on hold Monday despite a Supreme Court review of a key corruption law. But a similar request is expected to be made of Madigan’s judge.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last year

The assessment stems from nearly 17,000 canceled flights a year ago, which started as a winter storm paralyzed Southwest operations in Denver and Chicago.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Eric Montross, a former UNC and NBA big man, dies at 52

He had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Passing it on: 6-year-old catches his first muskie

Michael Schiera, 6, caught his first muskie while fishing with his dad, Capt. Andy Schiera, and R.J. “Ron” Thomas, who knows what really matters in fishing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Bryant Gumbel and HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ air final episode after 29 years

“I’m OK,” Gumbel said before taping the last episode. “I’m sad, but everything has to end at some point and this is the right time for this to end.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Hummus gets a flavorful — and colorful — makeover for the holidays

This recipe gives the dependable Levantine chickpea-and-tahini dip a holiday makeover, infusing it with a jolt of color.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Chicago Catholics praise pope’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples: ‘This is such a huge shift’

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

5-year-old boy dies, 5 others hospitalized after becoming ill at Pilsen migrant shelter

The boy died Sunday at Comer Children’s Hospital, and four girls and a woman were taken to hospitals at different times Monday with fever and vomiting, official said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 18, 2023

Off-duty cop fires shots during attempted Ashburn carjacking

No one was injured during the attempted carjacking happened in the 7900 block of South Sacramento Avenue, police said.

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