Walleyes, the favorite game species in many Midwest lakes and Minnesota’s official state fish, are struggling to spawn successfully due to warming springs and highly variable ice-out dates, creating more bust years and fewer boom years for many walleye populations. … Continued
Bears mascot delights students in Tinley Park A special friend stopped by last week at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy School for Exceptional Children in Tinley Park to help everyone shake off the winter blues. Staley Da Bear, the official … Continued
Any performance review of Ryan Poles’ first two years as Chicago Bears general manager has to be stamped with a big, red “Incomplete.” As Poles said at the Bears end-of-season news conference earlier this month, his rebuild of the Bears, … Continued
When Chicago was selecting sites for a new casino in 2022, we endorsed the bid that would have landed the giant entertainment center on the plot of land known as The 78, the name being a concise riff on Chicago … Continued
MOBILE, Ala. — In the last 25 years, the Chicago Bears have drafted two edge rushers who went on to have a double-digit-sack season for the team. Mark Anderson, a fifth-round pick in 2006, had a career-high 12 during his … Continued
Sergio Santos always dreamed of playing in the major leagues. He reached that goal in 2010, pitching for the Chicago White Sox. When his playing career — which included 194 relief appearances during six big-league seasons with the Sox (2010-11), … Continued