Good morning, Chicago! And welcome to Super Bowl week. OK, so Super Bowl week doesn’t mean that much around these parts. Most of our attention is focused on the Bears holding the top pick in the NFL Draft and free agency arrives in just over a month. Yet the Super Bowl is a reminder of why we’re investing so much…
Chicago sports are in a bit of a rut if you haven’t noticed. It’s been 37 years since the Bears won a Super Bowl and 25 since the Bulls won an NBA championship. The White Sox are just behind them with an 18-year old drought. In the old days, we used to blame things like farm animals and baseball players…
Good morning, Chicago! Januarys are usually not that great for sports towns like Chicago that aren’t blessed with regular NFL playoff game. They’re cold, bleak and often monotonous. And yet when I look back on the short history of CHGO, I’m not sure we’ve ever had a bigger or better week than the one we just experienced. In fact, if…
George McCaskey and the Chicago Bears are getting rave reviews for making former Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren the next team president. And it got us to wondering: Who are the best non-player hires in Chicago sports history? Join Kevin Kaduk, Luke Stuckmeyer and Mark Carman as they discuss that topic. We’ll also have a quiz on international sports trips…
The Chicago Bears have found the man who will lead them toward a new stadium and into the next generation of Bears football. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren is stepping down from his current position and will replace Ted Phillips as team president and CEO at Halas Hall, Ian Rapaport of the NFL Network first reported on Thursday morning. CHGO’s…
The Cubs and White Sox can’t keep playing the cheap card if they want people to keep paying attention.
Thank you, Lovie! The Chicago Bears finished their tank season with a combination of Nathan Peterman and Tim Boyle at quarterback, which led to their 10th straight loss. Combined with the Houston Texans’ miracle win in Indianapolis, it gives the Bears the first overall pick in the draft for the first time since 1946. Let the offseason season begin! Adam…
For the first time in 77 years, the Chicago Bears are on the clock with the first pick in the NFL draft. Sunday’s 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings coupled with the Houston Texans’ miracle 32-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts gives the Bears the No. 1 pick in next April’s draft. The Bears haven’t picked No. 1 since 1946…