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Bears 2023 season preview: What’s new, what’s the same and outlook

The Bears will kick off the 2023 NFL season against the Packers at Soldier Field. Here's our 2023 season primer:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 9, 2023

Passenger arrested for attempting to enter cockpit and open exit doors during takeoff on United Airlines flight

United Airlines flight 1641 was preparing to depart Chicago O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles on Friday evening when the incident happened

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023

Gus Johnson hilariously avoided swearing during Colorado – Nebraska broadcast with a ‘Holy Chicago!’

Holy Chicago, Gus Johnson!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 9, 2023

Chicago outdoors: Hummingbird on balcony flowers in Chicago, fish gatherings

B Fagan photographing and watching hummingbird on flowers on a Chicago balcony and notes on a lot of fish gatherings in the coming week are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

No, Mayor Johnson, tent cities won’t solve migrant crisis

Housing hundreds of migrants in tents — even high-quality, military-grade tents — as another Chicago winter approaches strikes us as a bad idea.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

Bally’s Chicago casino at Medinah Temple: What to know if you go

The city’s first casino, the precursor to a larger one expected to be built in River West, has more than 700 slots and 56 table games, and will eventually be open 24/7.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

Chicago will spend $255.7 million on migrant crisis by year’s end, mayor says

Alderpersons were not told where the tent cities would be located — they were simply asked to identify potential sites in their wards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

Should White Sox have cleared ballpark after shooting? Did the United Center handle the Lil Durk incident correctly? Experts weigh in

Reports of a shooter at Guaranteed Rate Field and at a Lil Durk concert at the United Center raise questions about how security should respond, especially with more large events planned.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

Stacy Davis Gates had expect a media storm for sending her son to private school

The Chicago Teachers Union president centered her children as part of who she is as a progressive activist.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

Packers vs. Bears: 5 things to watch and a prediction for Week 1

Five things to watch and a prediction for the Packers' season-opening showdown with the Chicago Bears.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 8, 2023