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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Bears beat the champs 34-17, and it's Election Day

Plus, polls are open until 7 p.m. and Patrick Kane left Monday's game hurt.

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Jeffery Simmons debuts and the Bears beat the defending champion Seahawks 34-⁠17

The Bears beat the Seahawks 34-⁠17 in Seattle

  • Bears34
    Seahawks17
    FinalMonday Night Football at Lumen Field

Sources: WGN Radio, Chicago Sun-Times

If you skipped the late game, here's the short version: the Bears beat the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night in Seattle and improved to 6-2. Jeffery Simmons, the All-Pro tackle the Bears traded two first-round picks for last Thursday, led the team with six tackles, including a first-quarter sack.

Seattle cut it to 20-17 in the fourth quarter. Then Kalif Raymond turned a third-and-9 lateral into a 39-yard gain, and D'Andre Swift punched in his second touchdown run of the night seconds later. Swift finished with three touchdown runs, and Caleb Williams went 24 of 34 for 247 yards and a touchdown pass.

  • Swift: 27 carries for 69 yards
  • James Lynch: first career interception, in his sixth NFL season
  • Next game: Buccaneers at , Sunday, Nov. 8

Simmons, Williams and Swift powered the win

6
tackles for Jeffery Simmons in his Bears debut
247
passing yards for Caleb Williams
3
touchdown runs for D'Andre Swift
6-2
the Bears' record after the win

Sources: WGN-TV, Chicago Sun-Times, FOX Illinois

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Election Day

Illinois polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, and on Monday voters waited hours at the early voting site, where election judges said there were only seven booths and a long ballot. Voting today? We suggest going early. ABC7 ChicagoCBS Chicago

Blackhawks

The Blackhawks fell 5-2 to the Avalanche at the on Monday, dropping to 4-10-1. They led 2-0 on goals from Wyatt Kaiser and Roman Kantserov, then gave up five unanswered goals. Patrick Kane left in the second period with an upper-body injury and will miss at least a couple of games. Chicago opens a three-game road trip in Florida on Wednesday. CBS ChicagoChicago Hockey NowChicago Sun-TimesWGN Radio

The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 5-⁠2 at the United Center

  • Avalanche5
    Blackhawks2
    FinalPatrick Kane left in the second period with an upper-body injury.

Sources: Chicago Hockey Now, Chicago Sun-Times, CBS Chicago

Shedd belugas

released necropsy findings Monday on Osiris and Caspian, two of the four rescued belugas that have died since arriving in Chicago. The reports found depleted fat reserves and abnormalities affecting multiple internal organs. The aquarium said the chronic conditions "were unknowable before the rescue." FOX 32 ChicagoABC7 Chicago

White Sox

Will Venable is a finalist for AL Manager of the Year, alongside the Red Sox's Chad Tracy and the Rays' Kevin Cash. The White Sox won 84 games in 2026 and earned their first playoff berth in five years. The award is decided by a vote of Baseball Writers Association of America members. Chicago Sun-TimesWGN-TV

D'Andre Swift

Swift's three touchdowns Monday put him at 10 this season through eight games. He's the first Bears running back since Raymont Harris in 1997 to rush for 10 or more touchdowns, according to Pro Football Reference's Stathead tool. NBC 5 Chicago

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Picture children perched on oversized mushrooms in an enchanted forest, with puppets bringing stories to life. That was "The Blue Fairy", a children's show WGN aired weekly in primetime in 1958. It was among the first children's shows anywhere to air in color, though the rare recordings that survive are only in black and white. Pure Chicago TV magic.

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Morning Chicagoto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Bears beat the champs 34-17, and it's Election Day

Plus, polls are open until 7 p.m. and Patrick Kane left Monday's game hurt.

The TLDR

  1. Bears beat the Seahawks 34-17 and improve to 6-2
  2. Illinois polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. today
  3. Patrick Kane leaves Blackhawks' 5-2 loss with an injury
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