New Bears center Drew Dalman, DE Dayo Odeyingbo are ready to get aggressive
There has been a concerted effort from General Manager Ryan Poles and new Head Coach Ben Johnson to beef up the trenches.
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There has been a concerted effort from General Manager Ryan Poles and new Head Coach Ben Johnson to beef up the trenches.
The Chicago Bears are adding more protection for Caleb Williams, agreeing on a deal with center Drew Dalman, and bolstering the defense by adding defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and edge rusher Dayo Odeyingbo, three people with knowledge of the deals told The Associated Press on Monday.
The move comes a day after the Bears agreed to send a 2025 sixth-round draft pick to the Rams for offensive guard Jonah Jackson.
The Bears traded this year's sixth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams for Jackson, an offensive guard.
The Bears have only the 10th overall pick. But with two other selections in the top 41, and the fourth most salary cap space in the league, they're in a position to improve the roster aggressively this offseason.
"I am confident we are on target to build the Chicago Bears into a championship-caliber franchise celebrating sustained success our fans have earned and deserve," Bears president Kevin Warren wrote in a letter to season ticket holders.
Mrs. McCaskey died Thursday, Feb. 6, at the age of 102.
McCaskey has been the team's principal owner since 1983, when her father and team founder George S. Halas died.
Bieniemy, 55, spent 10 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, helping them win two Super Bowls and three AFC Championships as the team's offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2022.
With Richard Hightower returning to run special teams, Coach Ben Johnson has the key pieces of his staff in place.
Williams has had quite the career in sports, but she is now working for the first time at a school — as the new Director of Athletics at the University of Illinois Chicago.
There has been a concerted effort from General Manager Ryan Poles and new Head Coach Ben Johnson to beef up the trenches.
Tre White had 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Illinois (21-11) won its fourth straight.
White extended his streak of 20-point games to a career-best seven, helping the Bulls rally to win their season-high fourth in a row.
Creighton's Fedor Zugic and Steven Ashworth had 3-pointers at both ends of an 11-0 run to end regulation.
The Badgers (24-8), seeded fifth, will face No. 4 seed UCLA in Friday's quarterfinals.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Northwestern (17-15) earned its first conference tournament win since 2022 for a chance to play No. 5 Wisconsin in Thursday's second round.
Office of Civil Rights employees said this means students with open cases will have their claims backlogged even further.
President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
The Trump administration has made it clear their goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, and that is causing a lot of concern and fear among educators in Illinois.
The president threatened to take retaliatory action in response to EU tariffs on U.S.-made whiskey.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
We're looking for Chicago's Top Dog, and we need your help. Nominate your favorite Chicago institution serving up Chicago-style hot dogs, and it might show up in our brackets.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
Need a REAL ID? A new supercenter in downtown Chicago will be taking walk-ins starting Wednesday.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
Five years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
CBS News Chicago checked in with Momentum Coffee owner Nikki Bravo on Wednesday to see how she was doing with the uncertainty in the market.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones, and Kygo are among this year's artists performing in Highland Park from June 6 to Aug. 31.
The season begins with Luigi Cherubini's "Medea," Oct. 11 to Oct. 26.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
In announcing Korshak's death, Broadway In Chicago called her a "trailblazing force" in the public relations industry.
"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars. Here's the full list of who won and was nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
To celebrate the album’s launch, Francis will be at the Wiener's Circle in Lincoln Park. He posed a video to Instagram promoting his stop there Friday night.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will vote to prevent the shutdown.
The group Jewish Voice for Peace held a sit-in inside the building protesting the arrest of pro-Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The Space X Crew-10 was supposed to launch Wednesday night but a hydraulic system issue on a ground support clam arm stopped that.
Last month, a flamin' hot Cheeto that resembled a Pokémon character sold for more than $87,000.
A windy and warmer day kicks off Friday in Chicago, but a severe storm threat is expected to develop after dark.
The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means a pair of parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.
A 46-year-old woman and her son were walking near the AMC River East movie theater Sunday night when the woman was shot in the arm.
An American Airlines plane carrying 178 people caught fire on the tarmac after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport. Twelve passengers were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
The crash, which left a motorcyclist with severe injuries, took place around 2 a.m.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
Williams has had quite the career in sports, but she is now working for the first time at a school — as the new Director of Athletics at the University of Illinois Chicago.
There has been a concerted effort from General Manager Ryan Poles and new Head Coach Ben Johnson to beef up the trenches.
Tre White had 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Illinois (21-11) won its fourth straight.
White extended his streak of 20-point games to a career-best seven, helping the Bulls rally to win their season-high fourth in a row.
Creighton's Fedor Zugic and Steven Ashworth had 3-pointers at both ends of an 11-0 run to end regulation.
Police said Justin Gallo sat on the woman's chest and covered her mouth and nose until she passed out.
A 46-year-old woman and her son were walking near the AMC River East movie theater Sunday night when the woman was shot in the arm.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said.
Robert Davis was the last person to see his girlfriend Barbara Lenz alive before she vanished in 1989, Iowa investigators said.
Charles Poulos, 55, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Glenview Police Department.
