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Coby Bryant brings his fiery intensity to a new-look secondary for the Chicago Bears

By JAY COHEN
Jun 12, 2026 11:24 am - Coby Bryant's fiery intensity is part of a new-look secondary for the Chicago Bears after the safety signed a $40 million, three-year contract with the team in free agency. The 27-year-old Bryant was a key member of Seattle's dominant defense last season, helping the Seahawks to the franchise's second Super Bowl championship.
Caleb Williams credits Bears coach Ben Johnson as a stabilizing factor in his improvement

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN
Jun 11, 2026 5:40 pm - Being on the cover of “Madden NFL 27” and becoming more of a national celebrity after leading the Chicago Bears to seven comeback wins last season have failed to turn the head of quarterback Caleb Williams.
Army can wait: Neuqua Valley’s Rhattigan focused on making Bears roster

By Mike McGraw
Jun 10, 2026 8:20 pm - Linebacker Jon Rhattigan, a Naperville native from Neuqua Valley High School, is a five-year NFL veteran trying to make the Bears roster as a special teams ace.
Bears get back to work; with one paw already in Indiana?

By Mike McGraw
Jun 09, 2026 7:08 pm - The Bears began a three-day minicamp Tuesday, with no certainty about whether they plan to move to Indiana. Maybe there were some clues at practice in Lake Forest.
Judge clears QB Brendan Sorsby to play for Texas Tech despite NCAA ban for gambling

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
Jun 08, 2026 6:28 pm - A Texas judge granted Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction that clears the way for him to play this fall despite being declared ineligible by the ...
‘Edgy’ Tim: Standouts from the NCC high school football camp

By Tim O'Halloran
Jun 07, 2026 2:51 pm - The annual Naperville Championship Football Camps, held last week at North Central College in Naperville, continues to be one of the most successful college football camps in the Midwest.
New year, new team: Wheaton native Barna dealing with Illini’s heavy turnover

By Mike McGraw
Jun 06, 2026 4:21 pm - Before throwing out the first pitch this week at Wrigley Field, Illinois defensive end Joe Barna, from Wheaton North, talked about how the Illini are trying to pull together more than 50 new players.
Illini’s Bielema favors 24-team playoff for college football

By Mike McGraw
Jun 06, 2026 4:01 pm - During a visit to Wrigley Field this week, Illinois coach Bret Bielema said he’s in favor of doubling the number of teams in the College Football Playoff.
As Bears take a step closer to Indiana in stadium dance, fans just want it to end

By Jon Greenberg
Jun 06, 2026 10:44 am - Just because Illinois’ government hasn’t come to an agreement with the Bears yet doesn’t make it the right move to decamp to Indiana. But devoted fans know all too well that even in the feel-good Ben Johnson era, you can never count out the team from making the wrong decision. That’s the real legacy of this franchise.
O’Donnell: How the agenda of Churchill Downs Inc. fueled Bears stadium mania

By Jim O'Donnell
Jun 06, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the Bears stadium site drama.

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