Plus: Column: Sunny forecast for the Chicago White Sox after years of gloom and doom • Altercation between former Chicago Bears LB Otis Wilson and Soldier Field security is under investigation
Sports Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Patrick Kane played his first game back — nineteen years to the day of his first Blackhawks home game — at the United Center since he was traded at the 2023 deadline. A crowd of 20,270 was on hand last for the home opener. Kane’s memory was a tad fuzzy about his original home debut. It's no surprise that the 37-year-old might get his 509 career goals and 892 assists mixed up with each other. "I don't even remember the first time (at the United Center), to be honest with you, it was so long ago," Kane said with a chuckle. "I wasn't playing one of the preseason games and there was like 2,000 people in the crowd, and I just sat in the crowd with my suit and no one came up to me or anything. There wasn't too much attention or spotlight on the Blackhawks back then. A little bit different now." Blackhawks' Patrick Kane is introduced before the home opener against the Blues at the United Center on Oct. 6, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) To say the fans were excited is an understatement. Thousands of No. 88 jerseys — home, road, St. Patrick's Day, Team USA and more — were scattered throughout the United Center seats. "It's amazing to be back in Chicago and being a Blackhawk," Kane said. "Who knows what it's going to feel like, all the emotions and all that stuff. Definitely looking forward to it." | | | | What we learned from Tuesday’s ALDS workout, including the Game 3 starter for the Chicago White Sox. | | | | | Sunny days at Rate Field as the Chicago White Sox try to clinch their first postseason series win at home since the 1906 World Series. | | | | | An investigation is underway after former Chicago Bears linebacker Otis Wilson got into an altercation with security at Soldier Field following Sunday’s game. | | | | | The Chicago Bears will take the NFL’s No. 1 rushing offense and a quickly improving defense to Lambeau Field. Brad Biggs answers your Bears questions weekly. | | | | | Josh Giddey wants to be a plus-value player this season, even when the Chicago Bulls are suffering the growing pains of a rebuilding season. | | | | | Photos from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues at the United Center on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. | | | | | The San Diego Padres avoided playoff elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox had an ALDS workout day on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at Rate Field. | | | |
