William J. Quinlan, son of Richard J. Daley's corporation counsel, joins crowded race for mayor
Billing himself as a reformer who “understands the system, but is not part of the system,” attorney William J. Quinlan is joining the crowded race for mayor of Chicago.Quinlan’s father and namesake was the ultimate Chicago insider, having served as city corporation counsel under former Mayor Richard J. Daley.Quinlan followed in his father’s footsteps, spending three years as general counsel for Illinois until the arrest of now-convicted,…
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Whether it’s Caleb Williams playing at a limited capacity or backup Tyson Bagent filling in for him, the Bears’ quarterback will be playing behind an offensive line rocked by inconsistency.The two most concerning spots on the line were problematic in their 9-3 loss to the Vikings on Sunday, starting at center with Garrett Bradbury. In the first half alone, he was flagged for two holding penalties and two false starts, though one of the holds was negated by an offsetting penalty.And at left…
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Caleb Williams went down as if a bolt of lightning had struck him in the back of his powerful right leg.The earth shuddered. Spirits plummeted. Angels wept.Throughout Beardom, men and women who haven’t sprinted since the Clinton administration leaned forward in their La-Z-Boys, shook their fists at their TV screens and cursed the football gods.No Williams? No shot at a Bears season to remember.But let’s not kid ourselves — even with Williams, the Bears were so preposterously terrible on offense…
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This was a nightmare for the Bears, losing starting quarterback Caleb Williams to a hamstring injury, but aside from seeing a teammate go down, it’s the moment Tyson Bagent has wanted.He wasn’t able to rescue them from a plodding 9-3 loss to the Vikings and cushion the gut punch of losing Williams, but he has the best opportunity of his career ahead of him if Williams misses significant time.“I feel great,” Bagent said after mentioning multiple times how upsetting it was to see Williams get…