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Illinois banks issued 239,000 loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program worth $29 billion to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and collected at least $1.5 billion in fees ultimately paid by taxpayers, our analysis finds.
Chicago-based BMO Harris Bank got the most money in fees: at least $232 million for handling 34,000 loans that totaled $6 billion that the banking company’s top executive has said contributed heavily to “a good” first quarter of 2021.
Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, 63, reveals he has ALS and will be stepping away from public life joking that the disease snuck up on him like a cheap-shotting Green Bay Packer
Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and WCW wrestler Steve McMichael, 63, has revealed that he is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
McMichael s diagnosis was confirmed in January. He said he s disclosing his battle now to explain why he s withdrawing from the public eye
A number of ex-NFL players have suffered with ALS. Dwight Clark, famed for The Catch with the San Francisco 49ers, died of the affliction in 2018 at age 61
Chicago Bears Legend Walter Payton Wasn’t Originally #34
The number thirty-four was not the original jersey for Walter Payton when he joined the Chicago Bears.
Depending on the player and the sport, the jersey number could be very important to the athlete. I think it means more to me now than when I was playing. For the most part, my sports were football from fifth grade through high school and baseball from tee-ball unit I was sixteen. I may have tried something here or there but there is no way I would remember those numbers. I can not even recall my baseball numbers.
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The NFL s D-line pass rusher GOAT had quality sidekicks, particularly during his Eagles days. A ninth-round pick, Simmons beat the odds to become a longtime sack artist; his 121.5 are 21st all time. White s most common Philly D-end counterpart was a two-time All-Pro, leading the NFL with 19.5 sacks in 1992. Simmons, White, and Brown a Hall of Fame-caliber talent at D-tackle all made the 1991 All-Pro team. Brown s tragic 1992 death hit the Eagles hard, but White and Simmons were teammates for seven years. White during that time: six All-Pros, 21 sacks in a 12-game season. The power rusher s Philly years are some of the best by a defender ever.
In case you’re wondering where my mentals are today, I’m wearing socks with the Millennium Falcon on them (Michael: So a normal day, then?).
• In lieu of their annual state of the team address at the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach Matt Nagy addressed the Chicago media on a Tuesday video conference call. Kevin Fishbain (The Athletic), as well as Dan Wiederer and Colleen Kane (Chicago Tribune) round up the highlights. Dan Bernstein (670 The Score) drills Pace’s ability to use so many words to say so little. We’ll dive into the nitty gritty as the day goes on.