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Matt Suhey, pictured during the Bears’ Super Bowl victory over New England in 1986, died Saturday. He was 68. (AP/File)

Matt Suhey, whose ‘career spanned the Chicago Bears’ greatest decade,’ dies at 68

Matt Suhey, a Super Bowl champion with the Bears in 1986, died in his sleep Saturday night, according to multiple teammates. He was 68.

Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park

A man died Sunday after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion.

A sky high view of Wheaton Warrenville South’s stadium during its season-opening football game against Naperville Central last month in Wheaton. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 3?

Kevin Schmit: This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 3.

Trump suggests renaming New Mexico amid torrent of online memes and taunts

President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested renaming New Mexico as “New America,” an idea he floated amid dozens of other social media posts that included memes of the pre...

Parade spectators danced in the streets of downtown St. Charles on Sunday during a re-creation of the famous parade scene from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” It was part of a parade celebrating the 100th birthday of the Arcade Theatre. (Karie Angell Luc for the Daily Herald)

Dancing in the streets of St. Charles to celebrate the Arcada’s 100th

From “Twist and Shout” to just “The Twist,” they were dancing in the streets Sunday when hundreds gathered in downtown St. Charles to celebrate the landmark Arcada Theatre’s 100th anniversary.

Bears running back D'Andre Swift works out during a July practice in Lake Forest. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Swift and Monangai return to Bears practice, Odunze still out

Running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai were back on the fields at Halas Hall on Monday afternoon as the Bears got in a 40-minute bonus practice in advance of the season opener, but wide receiver Rome Odunze remained out.

Divers from Great American Divers in St. Charles, Missouri, practice at Mermet Springs on July 17, 2026, in Belknap, Illinois. (Peyton Cook/Saluki Local Reporting Lab)

For scuba diving enthusiasts, Mermet Springs is ‘the best place in the Midwest’

Thirty years ago, an Illinois Secretary of State Police DiveTeam investigator set out to turn an abandoned rock quarry into a first-class dive destination. Today, it draws hundreds to southern Illinois each year to explore what’s submerged in its crystal-clear waters.

Stickers are pulled off the volleyball court by officials during a match between Nebraska and Missouri Sunday at Wrigley Field. (Melissa Tamez/AP)

Chicago’s volleyball-filled weekend concludes with suspended match between Nebraska, Missouri

The strange Chicago summer weather claimed another casualty Sunday night.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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