With another disappointing Bears season having finally, mercifully, come to an end, the time has once again come for me to once again ask the burning question . . . No, not who the McCaskeys will hire as coach now that they’ve fired Matt Nagy, about a year after it was obvious he was the […]
Tag: Mike Ditka
Posted inOn Politics
Sorry, Arlington Heights
Pound for pound the funniest headline for the last week, if not month, came from the unlikeliest source—Crain’s Chicago Business. Not widely known for its knee-slappers. But in this case they had me laughing out loud, when a few days ago they posed the following question in a mass e-mailed clickbait post: “A new Bears […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Squeeze play
The Bears pit Chicago versus Arlington Heights in a bidding war to see who’s the biggest sucker.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Move over, Iron Mike
Urlacher leads the charge for Trump’s white backlash campaign.
Posted inNews & Politics
Who loves Chicago’s most unlovable losers, the Bears?
Perhaps no local fan base is more loyal than that of the Bears. But what has the so-called pride and joy of Illinois done in three decades to deserve such devotion?
Posted inNews & Politics
Hard hat, lunch pail: The myth of toughness in Chicago sports
How the fabled athletic monsters of Chicago’s Midway were created
Posted inCity Life
The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays
Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.
Posted inBlogs
Teachers’ union overwhelmingly votes to authorize strike, and other Chicago news
Also, Donald and Ivanka Trump hit town Wednesday to raise money with Mike Ditka.
Posted inBlogs
Trump blindsided Mike Ditka with report of RNC appearance, and other Chicago news
Also, police union head speaks out on Chicago’s antipolice sentiments.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Explaining Chicago to New Yorkers is supremely gratifying
It’s a delight to watch the slow-dawning revelation that another American city might give NYC a run for its money.
Posted inBlogs
Mike Ditka is trapped in time at the 1992 Republican National Convention
The former Bears coach schools us on child abuse
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Monsters: Loving and mourning the ’85 Bears
Rich Cohen’s latest is a terrific book about NFL football and the ’85 Chicago Bears.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Bar to Enjoy a Beer With the Superfans
Stepping into the door of this bar is kind of like jumping through a wormhole in the space-time continuum.
Posted inNews & Politics
This week’s Chicagoan: Paul Speredes, owner, Able Removal Service
This week’s Chicagoan is Paul Speredes, owner of Able Removal Service