Cubs
The Cubs used a major league-record 69 players this season. Cardinals long-time broadcaster Mike Shannon was honored in a ceremony before the game. Shannon, 82, called his last game on Sunday after 50 years behind the microphone.
Bears
Fields brushed off a nightmarish first start, and Chicago bounced back to beat the winless Detroit Lions 24-14 on Sunday.
Crime
The unidentified occupants of a Toyota Camry and another black sedan were traveling westbound on Irving Park Rd and began shooting at each other around the intersection of Damen Ave.
College Sports
Nebraska steamrolls Northwestern, Michigan goes into Camp Randall and dominates Wisconsin, and Notre Dame loses to Cincinnati. The B1G stories of the week.
Preps
All of your Illinois High School Football scores for Week 6.
Chicago Journal
District Chicago Trooper Gerald Mason, 35, was an 11-year-veteran of the Illinois State Police.
Chicago Journal
No offenders/occupants are in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Chicago Journal
A federal grand jury indicted Eric Keys Jr. in the illegal purchase in March used in the McDonald's drive-thru killing of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in April.
Chicago Journal
As of late September, the color report says the peak time for fall foliage will be the second week of October in Chicago and surrounding areas and near the state's western border. Central Illinois is expected to peak in mid-October and Southern Illinois during the last week of the month.
Chicago Journal
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said there was no threat to public safety or law enforcement.
Chicago Journal
Sen. Karen Tallian of Ogden Dunes is resigning after 16 years in the Indiana state legislature after realizing what it's like to live a lifetime as anything other than a Democrat in Illinois.
Bears
Dalton is suffering from a bone bruise to his left knee while Fields wore a brace on his injured right hand all week in practice.