If Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is any indication of how the defense has been weakened due to injuries and legal troubles, the Bears could be in trouble come January. While they eked out a 34-31 win, they needed overtime to do so in a game that looked wrapped up at halftime. After missing a field goal attempt earlier in OT, kicker Robbie Gould connected on the 25-yard game winner. Rex Grossman had... more ›

Sometimes when we wake up and splay the Chicago newspapers across our desk, certain themes just pop out at us. We're like John Nash from A Beautiful Mind, circling headlines with markers and attaching connecting strings with masking tape and pushpins. In between the seasonal religious controversies and potential parking-dibs comment bait this morning, today's theme was guns: real ones, fakes ones, and illegal ones. While CBS 2 was still talking about the fallout from... more ›

If you're hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs "so are you nakie" to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor... more ›

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Self-mockery and political incorrectness are the perfect backdrop to any giving effort. And, both are present at the seventh annual Indo Jew Bowl football game in Skokie. What started in 2000 as a friendly Thanksgiving Day game has become an annual competition and fundraising event. more ›

If you're not too hung over from your Thanksgiving Eve festivities ("yay! no work for four days, lets get wasted!" or more like "holy shit, i have to spend the next 48 with my family, lets get wasted!"), head over to State Street tomorrow for the 72nd annual State Street Thanksgiving Parade. Over 350,000 people are expected to show up with 1.5 million watching at home. The parade features huge-ass helium balloons, marching bands, shitting... more ›

The Bears got the stuffing beat out of them once again, this time 21-7 by the lowly Dallas Cowboys. The offense played as imeptly as they have most of the season, again getting outscored by the Bears defense as the only Bears points came on a 45-yard R.W. McQuarters interception return for a TD. more ›

We wish we could recommend going to the Thanksgiving Parade tomorrow, but it starts at freaking 8:30AM and we're expecting a hangover until at least 10. Seriously, who is going to start lining up for the parade at like 7?! more ›