Mike Downey

OK, you USC'ans, this is game day, and I know what you want to know. Why do so many Illinois fans going to the Rose Bowl plan to chant, "Go,...

Lucky to be here? Lucky to be where? To be in the 94th Rose Bowl game? To be lining up against Illinois instead of, say, LSU or Ohio State? To...

My favorite story I once heard the word "Chicago" spoken to announce the Academy Award winner for Best Picture. I felt considerably more suspense in Washington, D.C., just before Peter...

Hugh Hefner is on the phone, getting me fired up. "What has been done before," he says, "can be done once more." I don't know, USC is a big favorite...

A lot of friends back home feel the same way that Eric Block feels. "Brad Pitt for mayor," he says. He is grateful for what the actions-speak-louder-than-words actor has been...

Losers of 10 of their last 15 games, the Bears looked no better whatsoever Monday night with Plan C at quarterback. They are what we think they are. Not good....

She was a blue-eyed blond. They met in 2nd grade. She called him Richie. He called her Margie, then Maggie, sometimes Mags, sometimes Bags. They were married for better or...

Well, they have tried everything else ... it's about time the Cubs turned Japanese. Kosuke Fukudome is coming to Wrigley Field. You can call him Kozy-K. The jubilant Cubs couldn't...

Jake Dowell joined the Blackhawks for the team photo Monday, a cast on his broken right foot. He will have it X-rayed again before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles...

A ticket to Hannah Montana's concert Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena was the hot one to have. Even those 23,000 ticket requests the University of Illinois already has received for...