New-look Illini look to build in Bielema’s second year

Bret Bielema offered Illinois fans a ray of hope by going 5-7 in a 2021 debut campaign highlighted by a nine-overtime win at Penn State and the first victory over rival Northwestern since 2014.

Northwestern looks to keep cycle going with another big jump

From winning the Big Ten West to crashing to the bottom of the division and then repeating the cycle, Northwestern has been following a wild pattern in recent seasons.

WATCH: Giannis Antetokounmpo opens door to playing for Chicago Bulls 'down the line'

Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared on FOX 32 Chicago’s "The Sports Zone" and appeared to suggest he would be open to playing for the Chicago Bulls in the future.

Lawyers for Brittney Griner appeal Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.

Sky take No. 2 seed in playoffs after cruising past Mercury

Azura Stevens scored 17 points and Chicago wrapped up the regular season with an 82-67 victory over Phoenix on Sunday.

Pollock, Vaughn homer, White Sox beat Tigers 5-3

AJ Pollock and Andrew Vaughn homered, Lance Lynn threw six solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

Ian Happ leads homer barrage, Chicago Cubs power past struggling Reds

Ian Happ hit an RBI single in the fifth inning and a three-run shot in the seventh, continuing his long run of success at Cincinnati.

Andrew Vaughn hits tiebreaking single, Chicago White Sox beat Tigers 6-4

Liam Hendriks worked around a Kerry Carpenter's first major league hit and a walk in the ninth for the closer's 25th save in 28 chances.

NFL Players union chief JC Tretter blasts Soldier Field's grass, but QB Fields says it's advantageous

"I knew how our grass was," said Chicago QB Justin Fields. "So I knew other teams didn't know how it was, so I kind of used it to my advantage in running and stuff like that, using the long spikes and stuff like that."

Chicago Bears beat Kansas City Chiefs 19-14

The game Saturday was the first for Chicago's Matt Eberflus as a head coach. It also marked the return to Soldier Field for predecessor Matt Nagy who is now the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach.

Kopech Ks 11, Vaughn hits 2-run single as ChiSox beat Tigers

Michael Kopech struck out a career-best 11 in six innings of no-hit ball and Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Kopech pulled after throwing 6 no-hit innings for White Sox

White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech was pulled after throwing six no-hit innings against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Blackhawks announce 1-year contracts for D Jones, F Kurashev

The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to one-year contracts with defenseman Caleb Jones and forward Philipp Kurashev.

Former Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson apologizes to women impacted

Former Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said he was “truly sorry to all the women I've impacted,” in a video that was posted by the Cleveland Browns on social media on Friday.

Chicago Bears Wheelchair Football Team competes in tournament
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The Chicago Bears wheelchair football team is competing in a tournament this weekend. The head coach joins Tia Ewing and Natalie Bomke on First at Four to discuss the tournament.

New video of Marshawn Lynch arrest
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New details were released Thursday on the DUI arrest of former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch from earlier this week in Las Vegas.