The Bears lead the NFC North this week and could secure a postseason berth. Here's a look at their playoff scenarios entering Week 16.

1976: Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley — who held the office for 21 years — died of a heart attack. On that frigid Monday, Daley had attended a traditional Christmas breakfast meeting with his top Cabinet officers at the Bismarck Hotel.

The team's focus for a new home has fluctuated between a tract of land it owns in Arlington Heights to the Chicago lakefront, and then back to the suburb.

According to NFL.com, the Bears currently have a 79 percent chance of making the playoffs. If Chicago beats Green Bay, that jumps to 95 percent. But if the Bears get swept by the Packers, it falls to 61 percent. Assuming Chicago takes care of business against Green Bay, there's a likelihood they could earn a postseason berth by Week 16's end.

The Hoosiers built up a sizable lead in the first half that their shooting woes did not punish them against Chicago State. Here's what we learned.

The Chicago establishment, known for its thin crust as well as its Chicago deep-dish, recently opened a location in Orem, Utah

A man and two women were shot while inside a car in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Saturday morning. Chicago police said the three victims were in the 8100 Block of S. Stewart when shots were fired at their car around 3:15 a.m.

Seven juveniles were charged in connection with the beating of a mother and her 9-year-old son last month near a South Side school.