Baffoe: It's Not A Flag Protest
To demonize the players for "disrespecting" an inanimate object is just another in a long line of bastardization of the flag itself.
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To demonize the players for "disrespecting" an inanimate object is just another in a long line of bastardization of the flag itself.
The Bears chose to unite together and lock arms in their first activism during the national anthem.
The Bears were able to withstand their own mistakes and a stout Steelers team, earning a 23-17 overtime win.
Cooper admitted that he simply made a mistake on a play that could've haunted the Bears.
History was made across the NFL on Sunday, with more than 130 players demonstrating in the movement against racial oppression.
Howard rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Cooper pulled up a yard shy of a touchdown and was stripped of the football.
Both the Bears and Steelers were active during the national anthem in response to President Donald Trump.
Bears guard Josh Sitton is inactive as he deals with a rib injury.
The Bears offered their support to members of their organization expressing freedom through peaceful protest.
Although the Bears are in first place in the NFC North, they're taking it one game at a time before thinking playoffs.
Bedard has seven goals in his last six games and 13 this season.
Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga will return to the team in 2026, after accepting a $22.205 million qualifying offer, but right fielder Kyle Tucker declined his qualifying offer, making him a free agent.
Hendricks finishes his major league career with a record of 105-91 with a 3.79 ERA.
Giddey and White each scored 12 points to help the Bulls take a 70-61 lead at halftime. Markkanen had 18 points to lead the Jazz.
Devin Duvernay's 56-yard kickoff return in the final minute for Chicago set up Cairo Santos for his fourth field goal of the game, a 48-yarder as time expired, to push the Bears past Minnesota 19-17 after the Vikings scored the go-ahead touchdown with 50 seconds left.
Boyd was shot in the abdomen in Midtown Manhattan and rushed to the hospital, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.
A rare pair of Nike Air Jordans worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan has made the auction block, and they'll be fetching a pretty penny.
Colton Dach scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.
An Indiana lawmaker who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump's push to have Republicans redraw the state's congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff's deputies to his home.
Plea negotiations are underway for a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
The House sent to the Senate a bill that would force the release of the Epstein files, the final procedural move before President Trump's signature.
In court Wednesday, former FBI Director James Comey sought to have the criminal charges against him dismissed.
The House on Tuesday passed a rare rebuke of U.S. Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for quietly clearing the 2026 Democratic primary field so his own chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot in next year's midterm elections.
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.
Chicago's The Smoke Daddy barbecue restaurant announced Wednesday that it is closing its original Wicker Park neighborhood location.
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.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
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.
A landscaping worker killed in a crash last month had virtually no warning that a freight train was coming before it hit their pickup truck as it was crossing the tracks in Elgin, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Milder temps return to the Chicago area beginning Thursday and into the weekend.
Chicago police are investigating a string of five burglaries just hours apart at businesses in the East Hyde Park neighborhood, four of them on the same block.
Edward Larue, 82, met Marlene Parsons, 78, in a swim class in Maryville. Both lost their spouses six years ago. After some playful splashing, they realized how much they liked each other.
The Illinois license can now be added to your iPhone. However, high demand has some residents waiting a little bit longer.
Federal charges were issued Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago this week.
Digital IDs became available in Illinois on Wednesday, and due to the high demand, many residents may have to wait.
An appeals court in Chicago has paused a judge's injunction restricting federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, ruling the judge's order "overbroad."
CBS News Chicago is ringing the bell for the Salvation Army on Wednesday.
Chicago police are investigating a string of five burglaries just hours apart at businesses in the East Hyde Park neighborhood, four of them on the same block.
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.
Although the Bears are in first place in the NFC North, they're taking it one game at a time before thinking playoffs.
Bedard has seven goals in his last six games and 13 this season.
Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga will return to the team in 2026, after accepting a $22.205 million qualifying offer, but right fielder Kyle Tucker declined his qualifying offer, making him a free agent.
Hendricks finishes his major league career with a record of 105-91 with a 3.79 ERA.
Giddey and White each scored 12 points to help the Bulls take a 70-61 lead at halftime. Markkanen had 18 points to lead the Jazz.
Chicago police on Wednesday asked for help from the public in finding a team of smash-and-grab burglars who struck four different times within an hour early Tuesday in the Irving Park and Logan Square neighborhoods.
Federal charges were issued Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago this week.
Plea negotiations are underway for a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
A serial attacker who punched women across the city of Chicago has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Chicago police shot and wounded a man they said was armed with a gun in the South Side's Washington Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
