Bears and Raiders: Super Bowl, then downhill
Two storied franchises meet Sunday at Soldier Field, both with championships in the distant past and a Super Bowl appearance in the recent past (the Raiders in 2002 and Bears...
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Bears and Seahawks: A tale of two winless teams
On paper, the Bears and the Seahawks might seem evenly matched. Both are winless. Their passing games are sputtering but serviceable and their rushing attacks are respectable. The teams score...
Too soggy for Stanley Cup rally: A tour of rain-soaked Grant Park (interactive feature)
Heavy rains this week (with more forecast Thursday) and storms six of the last seven days have left Grant Park a soggy mess. Enough so that the city decided to...
Charting Tom Thibodeau’s tenure with the Bulls (data visualization)
Tom Thibodeau's five seasons as Bulls coach could come to an end after the team's playoff run ended on Thursday. Thibodeau's time as coach has been marred with setbacks and...
Everything you need to know about Ebola in 5 charts
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At U. of I. a 4700% rise in undergraduates from China
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has seen a more than 4,700 percent rise in undergraduates from China since 2003, the top country of origin for its students from abroad. The...
16 spots for Italian beef
Tribune reporter Kevin Pang visited 16 different restaurants in search of a classic Chicago Italian beef sandwich. Below are those locations, with his tasting notes. Read the full story here....
‘Avatar’ climbing the ranks of box office history
Box office totals show that James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to amaze moviegoers worldwide. On Monday "Avatar" broke the record for worldwide box office, taking the top spot previously occupied by...
Impeachment case against Blagojevich
A state legislative committee took the first major step toward impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich Thursday, voting unanimously for a measure to remove him from office. The committee produced two documents:...
From Lucy to Sanjaya
It's staggering to believe that one show, "I Love Lucy," once drew 2 out of every 3 viewers in America. Every week. That shared experience is extinct. The closest thing...