The start of the Bears season Monday night, combined with the Cubs’ ongoing playoff push, is a moment in time to relish for frazzled Chicago sports fans.

The optimism created by the arrival of Bears coach Ben Johnson might be the perfect antidote for the seasonal anxiety created by the Cubs, who teased fans with a dominant offense and first-place team most of the year before pulling the rug out from under them after the All-Star break.

Together, they’re our last hopes to salvage a dismal 2025 and end a long stretch of playoff-free seasons from our legacy teams.

Have the Bears finally solved the quarterback puzzle that has haunted them for decades with a coach who can get the most out of Caleb Williams? Will the Cubs return to form in the postseason and clap back at their doubters?

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