The least successful coaches in Chicago sports
As the Bears search for their next head coach, the bar isn't set particularly high given the team's dismal record the last three seasons. John Fox's struggles in Chicago aren't unique, however. These...
View ArticleJan. 5, 1993: Mike Ditka loses his job with the Bears, but not his passion
Note: This story originally ran in the Chicago Tribune on Jan. 5, 1993 Passionate to the tearful finish, the Mike Ditka era as coach of the Chicago Bears ended Tuesday as abruptly and surprisingly as...
View ArticleBears coach search needs Zach Galifianakis singing ‘the three best friends...
The weekend forecast calls for continued cold and increasing snark: Maybe it’s me, but the Bears’ coaching search road trip with chairman George McCaskey and president Ted Phillips inexplicably...
View ArticleLife after locked-in syndrome: Aurora man finds will to live after rare,...
Lying motionless in a hospital bed, Jose Rodriguez Jr. lost the will to live. He’d suffered a stroke, fallen into a coma and awoken with an extremely rare condition known as locked-in syndrome. He was...
View ArticleLet the Games begin? Why Kim Jong Un might be interested in the Olympics
With little time to spare, North and South Korea are preparing to hash out Kim Jong Un's offer to send a delegation to next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Skeptics are calling the offer, floated...
View ArticleMinnesota's Reggie Lynch faces suspension in alleged assault: report
University of Minnesota standout Reggie Lynch faces suspension over an alleged violation of the school's sexual misconduct policy after a second woman accused him of assault, according to newspaper...
View ArticleCity of Milwaukee considers banning company over KKK sticker, firearms displays
A Wisconsin construction company that employed workers who displayed a Ku Klux Klan sticker and openly brandished firearms in public last month could lose some pending contracts with Milwaukee worth...
View ArticleHighland Park's Jason Brown third after the men's short program
Highland Park native Jason Brown was third in the standings Thursday night after the men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but not without some controversy. During the...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 1/5/18
Today's Birthday (01/05/18). Fortune flows through community networks and connections this year. Do your part! Provide what you can. Limitations with shared accounts lead to an income surge this...
View ArticleNew hope for ringing in the ears
For people with tinnitus, the persistent sense of ringing in the ears is mildly annoying at best and disabling at worst. But a new device may help ease the phantom noises, researchers report. The...
View ArticleAmerica's oceans are open for oil drilling! But why not Lake Michigan?
Once again, we in the Midwest — the humble meat in the American sandwich — are being overlooked by the federal government while high-brow coastal elites are lavished with another advantageous policy....
View ArticleLife Time fitness tunes out all-news TV outlets from its big screens
Life Time has scrubbed all-news cable channels from the screens at its fitness centers, saying a growing number of customers think they don’t fit a healthy lifestyle. The Minnesota company this week...
View ArticleWoman charged in shooting streamed on Facebook Live
A University Park woman has been charged with wounding a woman in a shooting that was streamed on Facebook Live. Labritney Austin, 29, turned herself in to Chicago police around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday,...
View ArticleNo faking it: Colbert wants one of Trump's 'dishonest' media awards
"You hate me, you really hate me." That may well be Stephen Colbert's acceptance speech if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise (threat?) to hold an awards program recognizing excellence...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for bone marrow drive to help Winnetka 3-year-old
More than 400 people took part in a drive last week at the Sacred Heart Parish Center to find a bone marrow match for a Winnetka 3-year-old facing a possible diagnosis of a rare form of leukemia,...
View ArticleBears meet with Pat Shurmur, completing interviews in Minnesota
The Bears wrapped up their trip to Minnesota on Friday after interviewing Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur for the vacant head-coaching position. Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards...
View ArticleGirls mentor girls: Glenview program encourages STEAM interest
Over the summer, six Glenbrook South High School students came together to create a mentorship program for younger girls with the goal of stoking their interest in science, technology, engineering,...
View ArticleArlington Heights woman killed in crash on Route 83 in Long Grove
A 78-year-old woman was killed in a crash late Thursday night in Long Grove, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. It is the fourth fatal crash in Lake County since Christmas Eve. At about...
View ArticleYou don't like your engagement ring. Should you say something?
Q: Is it OK to tell your fiance you don't like your engagement ring? (Scroll down to take the poll) If you get something you absolutely hate, you must say something. Tread lightly, as your partner...
View ArticleSon finds mom frozen outside her home: 'A freak accident took her life in the...
Dustin Bellinger found his mother's body near her back porch. "I ran to her, dropped to my knees, and tried to roll her over," he recalled. "That's when I pulled my hands back. She was frozen solid,...
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