A giant Chicago Bears flag flies over the Kennedy Expressway. A tailgater dressed as the Pope dons a Chicago Bears necklace. A sculpture of orange and blue-painted fingernails decorates Palmer Square. A barber shaves a Chicago Bears logo onto a student’s head. These are some of the ways Chicagoans showed up for the Chicago Bears ahead of the upcoming Sunday game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Chicago Bears logo illuminates the Merchandise Mart on Thursday.
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A dog wears a Chicago Bears jersey outside Merchandise Mart in River North on Thursday.
Ray “BabaFnBear” Maali sings “Bear Down, Chicago Bears” during a tailgate party on Saturday in a Soldier Field parking lot ahead of the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers wild card game.
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Orange and Blue football poundcakes for sale Thursday at Weber’s Bakery at 7055 W. Archer Ave. in Garfield Ridge.
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Tito Perez, 36, of Logan Square, a student at Epic Studio Barbers & Stylists, gets his nails painted orange for the Chicago Bears at the Northwest Side salon and school ob Thursday.
Tito Perez, 36, of Logan Square, a student at Epic Studio Barbers & Stylists, shows off his nails Thursday after getting his nails painted orange for the Chicago Bears at the Northwest Side salon and school.
Chicago Bears mascot Staley Da Bear interacts with fans Thursday during an event featuring former player Anthony “Spice” Adams and “Iceman,” an ice sculpture dedicated to quarterback Caleb Williams, outside Merchandise Mart in River North.
Chicago Bears fan Yazmine Valdez tailgates in the South Lot before the team faces off against the Detroit Lions at Solider Field, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
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Chicago Bears-themed layer cakes for sale Thursday at Weber’s Bakery at 7055 W. Archer Ave. in Garfield Ridge.
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Cristina Bruno, who took a photo of the “Iceman” sculpture dedicated to Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams outside Merchandise Mart in River North, shows off her cheese grater on Thursday.
Fans celebrate at Everything Bar in West Town after the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game on Saturday.
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A Chicago Bears flag flies under the American flag above the Kennedy Expressway from the West Town neighborhood on Monday.
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A Chicago Bears fan dons a faux bearskin jacket while tailgating Dec. 14 at the South Lot deck outside Solider Field.
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“The Helping Hand,” a sculpture created by Carrie Fischer in Palmer Square, features orange and blue nails, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ jersey number and a design that stands for Virginia Halas McCaskey on Wednesday.
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A man dressed in Chicago Bears gear walks to the “Iceman” sculpture dedicated to quarterback Caleb Williams outside the Merchandise Mart in River North on Thursday.
Kings cake decorated for the Chicago Bears for sale Thursday at Weber’s Bakery at 7055 W. Archer Ave. in Garfield Ridge.
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Chicago Bears fans chant beside former Chicago Bears player Anthony “Spice” Adams during a Thursday event featuring Staley Da Bear and “Iceman,” an ice sculpture dedicated to quarterback Caleb Williams, outside Merchandise Mart in River North.
Chicago Bears memorabilia lines a custom van during a Jan. 4 tailgate in the South Lot before the team faces off against the Detroit Lions at Solider Field.
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“Go Bears!” is displayed below a sign Connie’s Pizza in Bridgeport on Thursday.
Chicago Bears fans at Everything Bar in West Town grimace Saturday as they watch a replay of linebacker T.J. Edwards #53 getting injured during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers.
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Emily Walsh, who named her dogs Benny and Bear, which she hopes brings good luck to the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Bulls, stands outside Merchandise Mart on Thursday, where fans are taking photos of the “Iceman” sculpture dedicated to quarterback Caleb Williams in River North.
A Bears fan hops into a custom van while tailgating Jan. 4 in the South Lot before the team faces off against the Detroit Lions at Solider Field.
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Cristina Bruno holds a cheese grater Thursday during an event featuring former Chicago Bears player Anthony “Spice” Adams, Staley Da Bear and “Iceman,” an ice sculpture dedicated to quarterback Caleb Williams, outside Merchandise Mart in River North.
A Chicago Bears flag is displayed outside a house Thursday near South Racine Avenue and West 35th Street in Bridgeport.
Tarek Sayed, dressed as the Pope, dances during a Jan. 10 tailgate party at a South Loop parking lot ahead of the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers wild card game.
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Chicago Bears-themed layer cakes for sale Thursday at Weber’s Bakery at 7055 W. Archer Ave. in Garfield Ridge.
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Saif Elzemmialy, 22, of Jefferson Park, a student at Epic Studio Barbers & Stylists, looks in the mirror Thursday after getting a Chicago Bears haircut at the Northwest Side salon and school.
Erick Camargo, owner of Epic Studio Barbers & Stylists, shows off after cutting a Chicago Bears design into student Saif Elzemmialy’s hair Thursday at the Northwest Side salon and school.
Chicago Bears fans Jason King, Greg Schley, Dan Magnus and Andrew Kappa tailgate in the South Lot on Jan. 4 before the team faces off against the Detroit Lions at Solider Field.
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A baker decorates Chicago Bears-themed sugar cookies Thursday at Weber’s Bakery at 7055 W. Archer Ave. in Garfield Ridge.
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