Just four weeks into the regular season, the Chicago Bears are among a number of teams having a rough time keeping their quarterbacks healthy.
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Manager Joe Maddon Won’t be Back with Cubs Next Season
The Cubs will have a new manager next season after Joe Maddon and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein announced Sunday it was time for a change.
Terrorism Charge Against SUV Driver in Suburban Chicago Mall
A man accused of driving an SUV through a suburban Chicago shopping mall was charged Sunday with state terrorism and ordered held without bond.
Investigations Touch Illinois Powerbroker’s Confidants
The sight of FBI agents hauling bags of evidence from an office on the Democratic side of the Capitol building this week may have startled the normally unflappable House Speaker Michael Madigan.
US Vaping Illness Count Jumps to 805, Deaths Rise to 13
Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday.
Whistleblower Gives Democrats a ‘Roadmap’ for Trump Probe
The explosive details of a whistleblower’s complaint against President Donald Trump provided Democrats on Thursday with a roadmap for their impeachment inquiry. We get reaction from Chicago-area congressmen.
Memo: Trump Prodded Ukraine Leader on Biden Claims
President Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s new leader to work with the U.S. attorney general and lawyer Rudy Giuliani to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript summarizing the call.
A Spoonful Less Sugar, Tad More Fat: US Diets Still Lacking
Americans’ diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there’s still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests.
Pelosi Orders Impeachment Probe: ‘No One Is Above The Law’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats.
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s Poetic Lyricist, Dead at 78
Although proficient on a number of instruments including guitar, violin, cello and trumpet, Robert Hunter, whose songs included such classics as “Truckin’” and ‘‘Uncle John’s Band,” never appeared on stage with the Grateful Dead.
US Official Expects ‘Hundreds More’ Cases of Vaping Illness
The number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. could soon climb much higher, a public health official said Tuesday.
Trubisky, Bears Get Offense on Track, Beat Redskins 31-15
After the Chicago Bears’ offense was slow to get going this season, Mitchell Trubisky was excited to speed things up.
Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows.
At UN, Trump Focuses on Religious Freedom, Not Climate
President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead on religious persecution.
‘Deficit of Trust’: At UN, Leaders of a Warming World Gather
The planet is getting hotter, and tackling that climate peril will grab the spotlight as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week.
Police: Suspect in Cop Shooting, Bike Attack Captured
A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer on Saturday and of being the bicyclist who shot a woman in broad daylight near downtown days earlier has been captured, police said.
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan’ Whistleblower But Says ID Unknown
President Donald Trump irritably defended himself Friday against an intelligence whistleblower’s potentially explosive complaint, including an allegation of wrongdoing in a reported private conversation Trump had with a foreign leader.
Official: Fetal Remains Found in Garage Nearly 2 Decades Old
Illinois authorities said Thursday that more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased doctor’s home were from abortions performed in Indiana nearly two decades ago.
House Chairman: Whistleblower Complaint May Involve Trump
President Trump’s director of national intelligence is refusing to turn over to Congress an urgent whistleblower complaint that reportedly concerns Trump making an unspecified promise to a foreign leader, the chairman of the House intelligence committee said.
No Fetal Remains Found at Shuttered Indiana Abortion Clinic
A northern Indiana prosecutor said Thursday that authorities have found no fetal remains at a shuttered abortion clinic once operated by a late abortion doctor whose Illinois property was found to contain more than 2,200 medically preserved fetal remains.
US Awards $3M to Fill Gaps in Medical Marijuana Research
The U.S. government is spending $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high.
Will Combo Pill Catch on in US to Prevent Heart Attacks?
A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to treat conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes.
Government Watchdog to Testify About Alleged Trump ‘Promise’
The government’s intelligence watchdog is set to testify Thursday in a closed session before the House intelligence committee about the handling of a whistleblower complaint.
Trump Names Hostage Envoy Robert O’Brien National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O’Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.
Number of Abortions in US Falls to Lowest Since 1973
The new report illustrates that abortions are decreasing in all parts of the country, whether in Republican-controlled states seeking to restrict abortion access or in Democratic-run states protecting abortion rights.
