Welcome to the fifth day of the year. Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Y’see, the Chicago Bears had plenty of both heading into the 2024 season, and it didn’t do much for their winning percentage, did it? For better or worse, the summer of 2025 looks much the same in Bearsland.

Fox Sports insider Jay Glazer reported that Tennessee State head coach Eddie George is set to interview for the Chicago Bears' head coaching position on Sunday morning. This interview marks a surprising development in the NFL coaching carousel.

Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey has been outed by 670 The Score for hypocritical comments and actions regarding Lions fans.

Tuesday was upper management and ownership day at Halas Hall, as Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles, president Kevin Warren, and chairman George McCaskey all spoke to the media.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chicago General Manager Ryan Poles talks to media during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in ...

CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, an impending change in U.S. Presidential administrations and the No. 1 question topping all above the Chicago sports horizon is: What's next for the

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1923: A baby girl was born to Chicago Bears owner and coach George Halas. Virginia Halas McCaskey is the principal owner of the team.

A FLAWED INTERVIEWING PROCESS by a flawed NFL franchise continues to play out in Lake Forest as the Bears' biff-Zoom-biff search for a new head coach plods on. Eventually, as prime candidates circle,

The Kansas City Chiefs made fresh history for their accomplished head coach Saturday in their 23-14 divisional-round victory over the visiting Houston Texans.

After a 5-12, last-place season that included 10 consecutive losses and the in-season firings of coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears are now embarking on a search to hire the franchise’s next head coach.

One thing is for certain as the Chicago Bears continue through this high-stakes search for their next head coach: They have lost the benefit of the doubt. That is among Bears fans, naturally, who have seen their team flounder under the oversight of Chairman George McCaskey and have taken note that,