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4 Downs: Watch the Bears because …
During the NFL season, former Bears fullback Jason McKie shares his football knowledge and opinions with RedEye—always in sets of four. This week we asked him to give us four...
Bears-Packers just went from bad to worse
Feeling good about the Bears this season has been no easy task. For every one-handed grab Brandon Marshall makes, Jay Cutler turns the ball over. For every dominating performance Willie...
9 of Chicago’s most surprising fall cocktails
There are a few reliable ingredients we expect to see on cocktail menus each fall: a preponderance of darker spirits like bourbon and cognac, plus baking spices such as cinnamon...
How the Bears can reach the playoffs
Had a chance to breathe after that painful first half of the Bears season? Good. You'll need all the resilience you can conjure if you're going to survive the second...
7 ways Joe Maddon can help the Cubs
New Cubs manager Joe Maddon figures to be as entertaining as Ozzie Guillen but without the profanity-laced tirades. The 60-year-old mix of old school and new school, as Cubs president...
9 scary moments from the Bulls’ season opener
They may be afraid to admit it, but Bulls fans probably feared for Derrick Rose's health when he and his teammates took the floor Wednesday. And they're already trying to...
Chicago’s best DIY football bar crawls
The Chicago Bears have been mediocre this season, elating us with high highs and bumming us out with low lows. Maybe midway through the season, it's time to find a...
Ex-Hawk wants fan to design his next tattoo
Ever wanted to make your mark on a Stanley Cup champion Blackhawk? Now's your chance. Former Hawks defenseman—and current Chicago Wolves player—Brent Sopel is asking artists to design his next...
Jim Gaffigan deep dishes about his new book
Jim Gaffigan's food obsession stems from Chicago's classics. "The hot dog, Italian beef and deep-dish pizza?" said the 48-year-old comedian and northwest Indiana native. "Yeah it isn't healthy fare by...