Column: A spark. A potential signature moment. After Justin Fields’ magical TD run, the Chicago Bears had life. Then everything fell apart against the San Francisco 49ers.

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. Justin Fields was wearing a mask, but you could tell he was grinning. It was an hour after Sunday’s game ended — a 33-22 Chicago Bears loss to the San Francisco 49ers…Continue Reading

Lake-Lathrop development ekes out extension in River Forest; must start construction by Jan. 23

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. A long-delayed, proposed four-story mixed-use commercial and residential project for the southwest corner of Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue in River Forest last week will have one final extension for its deadline…Continue Reading

U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA — Seven senior U.S. military officers who sentenced a terrorist to 26 years in prison Friday after hearing graphic descriptions of his torture by the CIA wrote a letter calling his treatment “a stain on the moral fiber of America.” The rebuke of the U.S. government’s treatment of Majid Khan, a suburban…Continue Reading

American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights

DALLAS — American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Sunday for a third straight day as it struggled with staffing shortages and upended weekend plans for tens of thousands of travelers. By late afternoon Sunday, American had canceled more than 900 flights — one-third of its schedule for the day — after scrapping nearly 900 flights…Continue Reading