Jeremy Mikula

Dan Cardenas, 45, from right, cheers with his daughters Gabi Cardenas, 10, and Mia Cardenas, 17, before the Chicago Fire-FC Cincinnati game on June 23, 2021, at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire fans, excited to see a new logo, are happy to see the end of the maligned ‘Fire Crown’ — but still identify with the original Florian cross badge

June 24, 2021 at 3:40 a.m.

If there was something of a celebratory mood atop the Waldron Deck, it had only a little to do with the fact the Chicago Fire were playing FC Cincinnati at...

Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julie Ertz works out Oct. 23, 2019, in Bridgeview. Ertz is one of the several Red Stars selected for the U.S. women's soccer team's Olympics squad.

3 Chicago Red Stars — Alyssa Naeher, Julie Ertz and Tierna Davidson — are on the 18-player US soccer squad for the Olympics

June 23, 2021 at 6:56 p.m.

The Chicago Red Stars will be well-represented in Tokyo when Olympic soccer kicks off next month in and around the Japanese capital. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, midfielder/defender Julie Ertz and defender...

Chicago Fire midfielder Luka Stojanovic (8) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the first half against the New England Revolution at Soldier Field on April 17, 2021.

Chicago Fire begin a pivotal 4-game homestand Wednesday at Soldier Field that could go a long way in determining their season — and the futures of several key figures

June 22, 2021 at 11:19 p.m.

The Chicago Fire begin their longest homestand of the season Wednesday in desperate need of points — a lot of them — if they want to end the 2021 Major...

Chicago Fire release a new logo — formally ditching the ‘Fire Crown’ badge — after the redesigned crest leaks on social media

June 19, 2021 at 7:39 p.m.

The Chicago Fire released a new crest Friday evening — earlier than initially planned — that ditches the "Fire Crown" logo and brings some reminders but stops short of restoring...

Chicago Fire fans wave flags and cheer in the second half of the team's season opener against the New England Revolution on April 17, 2021, at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire will have 100% capacity at Soldier Field in July — and announce their Sept. 29 game will be played elsewhere because of a conflict with the Bears

June 14, 2021 at 7:35 p.m.

The Chicago Fire will play without capacity restrictions at Soldier Field for the first time since returning to the lakefront, starting with their July 3 match against Atlanta United. The...

Chicago Fire’s proposal to build a training facility at Hanson Park — estimated to cost about $90 million — calls for a 3-story building and 7 soccer pitches in Belmont Cragin

June 5, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.

Details of the Chicago Fire's proposal to build a new, approximately 32-acre training facility at Hanson Park in Belmont Cragin have emerged. According to the proposal — posted on the...

Former Chicago Bears player Steve McMichael gets a kiss from his wife Misty on April 22, 2021 at their Romeoville home.

Dan Hampton and his Chicago 6 bandmates are hosting a concert fundraiser Saturday for fellow 1985 Chicago Bears legend Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael’s ALS treatment

June 3, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

Dan Hampton and his Chicago 6 bandmates are stepping on stage Saturday to help former Bears teammate Steve "Mongo" McMichael's battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The outdoor fundraising concert will...

CF Montréal midfielder Djordje Mihailovic, center, celebrates after Mason Toye scored during the second half against the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field on May 29, 2021.

Chicago Fire drop to 1-5-1 after a 1-0 loss to CF Montréal at Soldier Field: ‘I don’t think it’s a mental block, I don’t think it’s anything mental’

June 3, 2021 at 7:19 p.m.

The Chicago Fire thought they had snatched a last-gasp equalizer Saturday at Soldier Field when defender Wyatt Omsberg's header looped into the corner of the net. Instead, they will go...

Chicago Fire head coach Raphaël Wicky looks on in the first half of the season opener against the New England Revolution at Soldier Field on April 17, 2021.

Do the Chicago Fire regret their offseason strategy stressing continuity? ‘Not at all,’ sporting director Georg Heitz says. ‘I told the players I still strongly believe in them.’

June 3, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

When sporting director Georg Heitz said in November that the Chicago Fire believed in continuity, a sluggish, mistake-laden start to the season that mirrored the end of 2020 wasn't what...

More than 17,000 fans attend the Chicago Red Stars game against the North Carolina Courage at SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Bridgeview.

Chicago Red Stars fans return to SeatGeek Stadium for the 1st time since a historic 2019 season: ‘You just can’t replicate the atmosphere of a home game’

June 3, 2021 at 8:09 p.m.

A lot has changed since the Chicago Red Stars last had fans for a match at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. The Red Stars played — and lost — two National...

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