In January 1926, Jacksonville hosted its first NFL game, featuring the short-lived Jacksonville All Stars against Red Grange's Chicago Bears. The All Stars were formed around Stanford superstar Ernie ...

One hundred years ago, on Nov. 22, 1925, the Giants beat the Kansas City Cowboys, 9-3, at the Polo Grounds. Owner Tim Mara was not at that game, though. He was off saving the franchise. By this point ...

A Chicago Bears jersey that belonged to Hall of Famer Red Grange sold Wednesday at auction for more than half a million dollars. The rare memento from the “Galloping Ghost’s” nine-season NFL career ...

Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the ...

1892: Did the first long-distance telephone call from Chicago to New York actually happen if the guy at the other end of the line couldn’t hear a thing? Chicago Mayor Hempstead Washburne heard what ...

A century ago, three-time All-American Harold Edward “Red” Grange abruptly left the University of Illinois to don the navy and orange of the Chicago Bears. In October, a jersey from the “Galloping ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- - Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and broke Red Grange's 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 11 Illini rout ...

Beatty returns punt for TD, breaks Grange's nearly 102-year-old mark in No. 12 Illini's opening rout CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown and broke Red Grange’s ...