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"There's a balance. Every player's a little different based off who they are, what was their history? We feel we want to give all these guys a fair opportunity, whatever their history was, let's have a clean slate here."
Their solution for backsliding following a 12-4 season is how much they believe in quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's development.
Coach Matt Nagy is sticking to the script, confirming Wednesday that he will once again sit his starters for Saturday's preseason contest against the Indianapolis Colts. But it will be anything but a meaningless game for new Bears Defensive Coordinator Chuck Pagano.
"What I did was unacceptable. By human standards and a teammate without question. What I'd I'd was uncalled for. Over the line."
Former Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson has died, his lawyer confirmed.
Eli Manning and heir apparent Daniel Jones threw first-half touchdown passes against Chicago backups and the New York Giants had an easy night in posting a preseason victory over the Bears on Friday night.
The Bears will hold one more practice Wednesday before heading to New York to take on the Giants.
Former Chicago Bears wide receiver coach Darryl Drake died Sunday.
The Bears said so long to Bourbonnais on Sunday, heading back to Halas Hall in Lake Forest to finish out training camp there.
As the Bears wrap up their final practice open to fans, they got to see tight end Trey Burton for the first time in over a week as he recovers from an off season sports hernia surgery.
Michigan was up 21-9 when the Wildcats' Preston Stone plowed in from the 1 two minutes into the fourth quarter.
John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.
The Bears' beat-up defense continues to lead the NFL with 20 takeaways, but despite their penchant for forcing turnovers, there's cause for concern heading into Sunday's game in Minnesota.
WWE professional wrestling is returning to the United Center next year with its Elimination Chamber event.
Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his third goal of the game at 3:28 of the overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Paul Reed had 28 points and 13 rebounds and the undermanned Detroit Pistons won their eighth straight game, beating the Chicago Bulls 124-113 on Wednesday night.
The Bears are getting set for their first rematch of the season, facing a Vikings team that rallied to beat them in Week 1. Head coach Ben Johnson feels his team has taken big steps forward since his first game as a head coach.
Aptly named linebacker Battle Gideons, the man in the middle of the defense, is leading the charge for the University of Chicago Maroons as they are poised to play in the postseason for the first time in program history.
Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 for their third consecutive win.
Thousands of pages of Epstein documents released by the House Oversight Committee include emails and texts with close contacts that often touched on President Trump.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TSA agents with "exemplary service" during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
Members of the House from Illinois voted along party lines on the government funding package to end the shutdown.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
The floodwaters swept into the main pediatric hospital in northern Gaza on Friday.
Madrid is the next stop on the National Football League's international tour.
He was removed from office this year after an attempt to impose martial law. Now, he's facing accusations of trying to provoke a crisis with the communist north.
It comes after President Trump was presented with "military options" for Venezuela in the coming days, including possible strikes inside the country. Venezuela's president urged Americans to say "no" to war.
The country's federal emergency agency says twenty fire crews were dispatched to the scene, which eventually engulfed five neighboring facilities.
Of more than 600 people detained by ICE whose arrests might have violated a court order, only 16 have alleged criminal histories, according to a government list.
Rev. Jesse Jackson remained under observation Friday night at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, after being admitted earlier this week to be monitored for a rare neurodegenerative condition.
Kwame Koranteng, 31, of Willowbrook, appeared in court on Saturday morning, charged with attempting to sexually assault multiple women in Downers Grove, Hinsdale, and Darien.
Nearly two dozen people were arrested and four officers were injured as protesters clashed with police outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning.
In south suburban Markham, the city and the park district are two separate entities. This week, the city filed a motion in court, insisting the park district answer questions about its finances or lack thereof.
A leaking roof didn't just damage a Homewood condo, it forced the owner out of his home. The HOA vowed to fix everything, but eight months later, the damage is still there and so is the frustration.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
Michigan was up 21-9 when the Wildcats' Preston Stone plowed in from the 1 two minutes into the fourth quarter.
John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.
The Bears' beat-up defense continues to lead the NFL with 20 takeaways, but despite their penchant for forcing turnovers, there's cause for concern heading into Sunday's game in Minnesota.
WWE professional wrestling is returning to the United Center next year with its Elimination Chamber event.
Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his third goal of the game at 3:28 of the overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
A man has been charged in the shooting death of a 40-year-old man more than 20 years ago inside his apartment on the Near North Side of Chicago.
John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.
The FBI was asking for help Thursday in finding a man who robbed a bank in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago this past weekend.
The City of Chicago is suing the Justice Department over restrictions on community policing hiring that the Johnson administration says are illegal. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota is also joining the federal lawsuit.
A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-month-old son in April.
