John Silver

Bears

2024 NFL draft tracker: Bears clinch No. 1 overall pick, No. 9 pick

A week-by-week update of where the Bears will pick in the upcoming draft.

By John Silver

Lifestyles

QUIZ: Name that Chicago beach

Think you know the lakefront? Test your knowledge identifying various Windy City beaches by only looking at a photo.

By John Silver

Attendees watch Saturday as NASCAR driver Kyle Weatherman takes the course during practice before The Loop 121 race at the Chicago Street Race.

NASCAR In Chicago

NASCAR in Chicago gives fans thrills until the threat of lightning puts the brakes on fun

“We were walking up and heard the noise of the cars,” said Jessie Mitchel, 42, who came with her friend Casar Ybarra. “We got goosebumps, and we’re not even into it.”

By David Struett, Kaitlin Washburn, and 1 more

NASCAR In Chicago

Denny Hamlin wins pole for Grant Park 220

Hamlin’s time of 89.557 MPH topped the field for the fastest lap in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race.

By John Silver

Chicago History

Test your knowledge of Chicago mayors with our 18-question quiz

How well do you know the mayor? Put your knowledge to the test in our 18-question Chicago mayor quiz.

By John Silver

President-elect Barack Obama waves to supporters during the election night rally in 2008 in Grant Park.

Chicago History

U.S. Presidents and Chicago: 235 years of presidential connections

With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.

By John Silver

Sports Media

How to watch Super Bowl LVII: Chiefs vs. Eagles

A viewer’s guide to the NFL’s big game, TV broadcast, commercials and the halftime show for Sunday.

By John Silver

Cubs

Here’s the cream throwback jersey the Cubs will wear in the ‘Field of Dreams’ game

The Cubs will wear cream-colored uniforms that harken back to the late 1920s.

By John Silver and Maddie Lee

NBA

Derrick Rose gets engaged on court at Madison Square Garden

The Knicks guard proposes to Alaina Anderson, his longtime girlfriend.

By John Silver