Record attendence expected this year

Sun sets on a practice during last year's camp | Nicholas Holstein/The Daily Journal

In the seven previous training camps they have held at Olivet Nazarene University, the Chicago Bears have never had a problem attracting crowds, with attendance totaling nearly 100,000 over the course of some of the busier camps.

There are signs [...]

Local officials prep for training camp

By Kristen Zambo | A larger crowd than ever is expected this year for the Chicago Bears training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, and local leaders have been preparing for more traffic, crowded parking lots and an array of safety issues.

The Bears return to Bourbonnais Friday, for the opening of the much-anticipated training camp. But [...]

Ask the editor: It’s that time to ‘Bear’ it all

Stepping up our training camp coverage

Caleb Benoit, Sports Editor

As perhaps the area’s biggest sporting event approaches, we are getting all hands — and reporters’ notebooks — on deck.

The National Football League’s Chicago Bears will hold their first training camp practice of the summer on Friday, July 31, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, and [...]

10 days left until camp starts

Make sure to keep checking bearscamp.org and daily-journal.com for updates in the coming days as the community prepares for the 2009 Chicago Bears Training Camp.

And tell us when you see signs of camp coming. Send us your photos and stories.

Photos from Day 7

Center Olin Kreutz (57) returned to practice at Bears camp Tuesday afternoon. — The Daily Journal/Michelle Gannon

For Coughlin, Giants, 'It's a Whole New Season'

By Bob Glauber/The Washington Post

ALBANY, N.Y. — Tom Coughlin isn’t quite sure when the memorable sayings — the ones from Confucius to Lincoln to Lombardi — became a part of his coaching lexicon. The seeds probably were planted when he was growing up playing football and turned into a star wingback at Syracuse University. Once [...]

Notes from move-in day

By Rob Laird/The Daily Journal

A full synopsis of move-in day will run in Wednesday’s paper and will be posted later.

For now, here are some notes from Arrival Day 2008.

Olivet gears up for camp

Tyler Harvey, a fifth-year senior at Olivet Nazarene University and managing concessions for the Chicago Bears training camp, fills soda machines in Snowbarger Park at the college last Thursday. — The Daily Journal/Nicholas Hostein

Caleb Benoit/Sports Editor

Chicago Bears Training Camp doesn’t officially start until Wednesday, but The Daily Journal’s coverage of the Monsters of [...]

Podcast episode 1: Writers reminise about camp coverage

Featuring The Daily Journal sports writers Steve Soucie, Rob Laird and metro editor Mike Frey.

You can subscribe to the podcast feed here.

Temporary stop signs go up for camp

Beginning Wednesday, stop signs will be placed at the intersection of Armour Road and Stadium Drive, stopping traffic traveling in both directions on Armour Road.

This is a temporary measure taken to address the heavy spectator traffic leaving Olivet Nazarene University and the Chicago Bears summer training camp.

The signs go up a week in advance. Bears [...]