With the Bears opening training camp on Friday, it's time to dust off the blue and orange, refresh our memories of last year's Super Bowl XLI appearance, and then start figuring out what to fret about come Week One. The Tribune points out their five areas of concern, while the Sun-Times gives us their ten things to watch for. 1. At the top of both lists is the quarterback situation. Can Rex Grossman be the... more ›

Major League Soccer All-Star selectee Freddy Adu was in town for a regular season match with the Chicago Fire this weekend. He extended his trip to demonstrate some of his moves with the kids participating in the 13th Annual Mayor's Cup Youth Soccer Tournament in Lincoln Park. Freddy Adu, at seventeen years old, is just one of 18 Major League All-Stars on the squad that will take on English Premier League champions Chelsea FC on... more ›

Last month Chicagoist helped spread the rumor that Premier League Champion Chelsea would be the opponent for Major League Soccer's All-Star team. Today that rumor was finally confirmed at a live press conference from the Chicago Fire's Bridgeview Stadium. The All-Star game, pitting the best of the MLS against Chelsea, will be played on Saturday, August 5th at Bridgeview and will be broadcast on ESPN. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was on hand for... more ›

Governor Blagojevich signed his ambitious yet much maligned All Kids health insurance program into law yesterday. more ›

The Trib named its All-City team leading up the first meeting between the White Sox and Cubs this year. As the second crosstown series approaches, the Trib is allowing its readers to pick their team. Chicagoist is a little skeptical of the result thus far, however. We make no excuses for our allegiance to the South Siders and the Sox do sport the best record in baseball, but we still think the fan selected All-City... more ›

With last week's end of the World Series, teams have begun planning their rosters for next season. Players have begun to file for free agency and teams have started making out wish lists of player to target. more ›