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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If this is what the playoffs are going to be like for the Bears with quarterback Caleb Williams, it’s going to be thrilling.It has felt for weeks like he’s on the brink of turning the corner, and he might have done it Sunday against the 49ers. He was at his best in a prime-time, pivotal game and came within inches of pulling off […]

What marks do the Bears get after their 42-38 loss against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.?QUARTERBACK — A-MINUSNo last-play magic for Caleb Williams this time, though he flashed such quality throughout that he looked — more so than at any other time to this point — like a superstar in the making. The first two Bears drives came […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Bears’ final game of the regular season will be Sunday at 3:25 p.m. against the Lions at Soldier Field, the NFL announced Sunday.After losing 42-38 to the 49ers on Sunday, the Bears need a win over the Lions or an Eagles loss to the Commanders to secure the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC.If they hold at No. 2, they'll open the […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When it comes to the playoffs, the Bears don’t know what they don’t know.After Sunday, though, we know more about them. A team with shockingly little playoff experience was neither overwhelmed nor overmatched Sunday night in the closest they’ll come to a dress rehearsal for the postseason.The Bears lost 42-38 to the 49ers […]

Lincoln-Way Central coach Brian Flaherty described the atmosphere at the Kankakee Holiday Tournament championship game quite well: “It’s a tough environment. Everyone is here to see Kankakee win. There wasn’t an open seat in the entire gym.”Kankakee star Lincoln Williams felt the weight of all those expectations. It’s supposed to be a special […]

The lack of movement in the Super 25 this late in December is unprecedented. There were a few hundred games over the past week, but very little changed in the rankings. The top 11 teams all stayed the same. Five of them are at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, so things may start to change this week.Waukegan jumped six spots up to No. 13 after knocking off […]

The Blackhawks have played four sets of back-to-back games this season, and the second halves of them have been nothing short of disastrous each time.A 7-3 loss Sunday to the Penguins added another data point to the sample.‘‘It was a night their chances went in in the first [period], and our chances didn’t,’’ head coach Jeff Blashill said. […]

Damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow showers are forecast to hit the Chicago area Sunday into early Monday.The National Weather Service predicts a "variety of hazardous weather conditions" starting Sunday night.A tornado warning was issued for Southeastern Iroquois County in east central Illinois and rotations were spotted on radar near Stockland, […]

At least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since the start of the long holiday weekend Wednesday, according to Chicago police. Early Sunday a shooting in River North left one man dead and three others in critical condition. The victims were getting into a green Lamborghini around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive when […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Gymnast Simone Biles was credentialed as a photographer and shot Sunday night’s pregame activities as part of a league content assignment.Her NFL media vest was No. 36, the same as her husband, Bears safety Jonathan Owens.Biles, who did not shoot the game itself, mingled before the game with, among others, model Olivia Culpo, who […]