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Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Bears have opportunity to show again they’ve gained the upper hand in their rivalry with Packers

Chicago has won three of its past four meetings with the Packers, who had beaten the Bears 11 straight times from 2019-24.

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Erick Fedde, middle, hands the game ball to manager Will Venable, right, for a pitching change during the fifth inning of Game 4 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
Sports
3 weeks ago
White Sox look to bounce back after 2 straight losses to Guardians at home in ALDS

The White Sox are going to a winner-take-all finale in their AL Division Series against Cleveland after a pair of disappointing defeats

FILE - Former NFL coach and University of Pittsburgh alumnus, Mike Ditka speaks at a news conference for the retirement of the number 75 jersey for former Pittsburgh offensive lineman Jim Covert before an NCAA football game between the Pittsburgh and the Notre Dame, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86

Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement.

A sculpture of ascending doves is displayed at a memorial for survivors and lives lost to suicide dedicated by the Archdiocese of Chicago at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Ill., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

The archdiocese says the “At Peace” memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is the first of its kind by any U.S. archdiocese.

Storm damage can be seen throughout Lansing, Illinois, on Aug. 14, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Trump administration denies Illinois’ request for disaster relief — again

State sought FEMA help after days of severe weather in August.

State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, left, and Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, right, are pictured outside the federal courthouse in Urbana on July 16, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Illinois Republicans seek attorney general’s help after Champaign County ballot errors

Clerk Aaron Ammons’ office distributed hundreds of ballots with mislabeled districts.

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel Tuesday, September 15 at a Road Ranger station near the Capitol Media Group studios in Springfield.
Local
3 weeks ago
Pritzker declares Illinois a diesel disaster area, but fuel retailers are wary

Executive order allows broader use of tax-exempt, red-dyed diesel.

An aerial look at a data center.
Local
3 weeks ago
Clock ticking for Illinois data center regulation

Lawmakers, advocates believe regulations must be approved as soon as possible.

McDonald's arches
IL State News
3 weeks ago
McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees

The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in Illinois, said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artificial intelligence to collect data that competing franchises wouldn’t normally share, like store-level sales.

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami of Japan, runs onto the field for a baseball workout, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Chicago, ahead of Wednesday's Game 3 in the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
3 weeks ago
White Sox looking to eliminate Guardians at home in AL Division Series

Chicago leads Cleveland 2-0 in their best-of-five AL Division Series going into Game 3 on Wednesday at Rate Field.

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