The Bears snapped a 3-game losing streak, and earned their first home win of the season, with a 21-13 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.  
The Chicago Bears have had 17 head coaches since the team’s inception as the Decatur Staleys. Marc Trestman is the Bears’ current head coach. Learn more about the coaches and their records with the team.
We meet Chicago's new Catholic archbishop, Blase Cupich, who arrived in Chicago today ahead of his formal installation on Nov. 18.
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Chicago Public School students embrace William Shakespeare in an award-winning program at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Each year, the Chicago Tribune hosts a nationwide holiday cookie contest, and only the best are selected for publication. Now the first collection of winning recipes can be found in a new cookbook, Holiday Cookies: Prize-Winning Family Recipes from the Chicago Tribune.

Spoiler Alert – "Chicago Tonight" Got a Hot Tip about a Group that is Shaking Up Shakespeare

The news about young people in Chicago trends toward the negative, so we’re pleased to share a success story that is positively delightful.
A new bicycling movement comes to the south and west sides of Chicago.
In this seasonal guide to wonder and wisdom, the author Barbara Mahany takes readers through the process of finding the divine in ordinary moments.

Wicker Park Buildings High & Low, Gage Park's Pioneers

Geoffrey Baer answers your questions about Wicker Park buildings high and low, and Gage Park's pioneers, in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
From the now halted construction of the Chicago Spire to the renovated Navy Pier, a moment of reflection may be needed before the City of Chicago undertakes more massive projects.
Col. (Ret.) Jill Morgenthaler shares her lessons for leadership in her new book, The Courage to Take Command.
Writer Daniel Borzutzky brings his students at Chicago City College's Wright College into a more direct connection with their literary birthright, one often damaged by immigration and war. 
Cardinal Francis George is in the process of transitioning from his role as head of the Archdiocese of Chicago. We join him as he looks back on his time in this role, his views on the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and how he has worked to bring transparency and healing to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.
As a longtime photographer for LIFE magazine, Steve Schapiro traveled with Martin Luther King Jr. and photographed everything from “presidents to poodles.” He tells us about his latest show at the Ed Paschke Art Center.
The Bears' season sunk to a new low in Sunday's primetime loss to the Packers.
A Red Bull art show, Eric Schlosser, and Macy's Great Tree Lighting; Chicago Tonight knows what’s going on this weekend.
 

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