I was 12 years old, and my large Catholic family was gathered around our small black and white TV to watch the ABC Movie of the Week, “Brian’s Song.” It is the paean created by Chicago Bears running ...

Whenever a new sports season rolls around — specifically baseball, basketball or football — I start thinking about the movies that surround that sport. In the case of the current baseball season, for ...

Thomas Sayers Ellis, a groundbreaking poet, photographer, editor, professor, and bandleader, died July 17 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 61. He was a co-founder of the influential Dark Room ...

George Karzas kept his cards close to his chest. At Weston’s Coffee, where he often orders a blueberry muffin and drip coffee with room for cream, the baristas had no idea the longtime restaurant ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Gale Sayers, left, and Brian Piccolo ...

1970: Chicago Bears halfback Brian Piccolo died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer that spread to his chest. He was 26. In May 1970 in New York, Bears running back Gale ...

Lisa A. (Yax) Sayers, 61, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on May 13, 1964, in Algonac, Michigan, a daughter of the late Wayne and Cathrine ...

Ed Gale, the actor who brought the murderous Chucky doll to life in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” is dead at 61. His niece Kayse Gale announced with good humor on Facebook that her diminutive ...

When it comes to emotional well-being, discussions about achieving balance in our lives often dominate. While balance is essential, of course, what if we set our sights even higher? Instead of merely ...

It’s essential to building a healthy, meaningful life. By Catherine Pearson Hello! I’m Catherine, a relationships reporter at The Times, and I’m filling in for my colleague Jancee Dunn this week — ...

A background check failed to turn up Fred Piccolo’s past and pending cases. Former Times staff The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is ...

Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards goes back in time every year when the NFL draft arrives. The Lake Villa native remembers that feeling, as a senior coming out of Wisconsin in 2019, when Day 3 of ...