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Former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who was also a player on the 1963 Bears NFL championship team, on Aug. 29, 2013, at Mike Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86

By Don Pierson

October 9, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

Nobody embodied Chicago Bears football more than Mike Ditka, who became the face of the...

Shawndel Brown, who owns a shop on the block and witnessed the attack, brings a balloon and stuffed animal to a memorial Oct. 5, 2026, in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood where a 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday while walking with her sister. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘As dangerous as a person can be’: Judge detains woman accused of stabbing 7-year-old girl, orders psych eval

By Madeline Buckley

October 9, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Shavon Gayden is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon on Oct....

"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ judge requests US attorney’s office communications, including Boutros email

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

The federal judge considering potential sanctions in the controversial "Broadview Six" made her first formal...

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser looks to pass against Ohio State on Sept. 26, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (Jay LaPrete/AP)

Illinois suffers ’embarrassing’ loss to Purdue, which snaps 19-game Big Ten skid with 24-17 win in Champaign

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By Steve Stein

October 3, 2026 at 9:41 p.m.

Freshman Jacobo Echeverria Lozano kicked three field goals and Antonio Harris scored a late touchdown...

Players warm up as fans start to take their seats before a game between Northwestern and Penn State at the new Ryan Field in Evanston on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

100 years reborn, Northwestern’s Ryan Field opens to wows and a deafening din

By Shun Graves

October 3, 2026 at 7:25 p.m.

The journey from when Northwestern's Ryan Field hosted its first game on the same day...

White Sox pitcher Grant Taylor celebrates after a 3-0 win over the Guardians in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Oct. 3 in Cleveland. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Column: Grant Taylor and the Chicago White Sox relievers keep doing ‘our little thing’ in Game 1 win

By Paul Sullivan

October 3, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Grant Taylor and four other Chicago White Sox pitchers combined for a 3-0 shutout Saturday,...

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., takes questions from reporters as senators depart a classified briefing on President Donald Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pres. Donald Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time

By Melissa Goldin

October 3, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Saturday pressured Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a...

President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks while holding up a signed resolution in the Oval Office of the White House, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pres. Donald Trump rallies in Ohio to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race against Sherrod Brown

By Seung Min Kim

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October 3, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

After a few days campaigning in safe conservative territory, President Donald Trump on Saturday is...

UAW Local 402 member Kyle Bos, right, has beer with Hal “Tank” Dunithan, left, and fellow UAW Local 402 members at Fricker’s restaurant and bar in Springfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, on old Navistar’s last day at its Springfield plant. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

By Josh Boak

October 3, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

The layoffs — occurring just three days before Donald Trump’s rally at a nearby high...

Nicholas Hohns shows off a tray of strawberry-lemon CBD gummies at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

By Gene Johnson

October 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The ban “threatens to reduce retail revenues by $28.3 billion, displacing 225,000 jobs and reducing...

Woman in custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham, police say

By Allison Kiehl

October 3, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

A woman is in police custody Saturday after bystanders saw her fatally stab a 7-year-old...

Smoke rises over a bridge spanning the Dnieper River following a drone attack in Kyiv on Oct. 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Serhii Okunev/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Russia strikes major Kyiv bridge as drones cross into Moldova

By Tribune News Service

October 3, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Russian forces hit a major bridge in Kyiv that connects the left and right banks...

Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) and teammates take the field to face the Panthers on Sept. 13, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears backup QB Tyson Bagent expected to start, per report — and LT Braxton Jones placed on IR
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By Sean Hammond

October 3, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

Chicago Bears backup Tyson Bagent is expected to start Sunday against the New York Jets....