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Shakeia Taylor: Hope in sports is believing you’ll one day find your team in the win column again. Just ask Bears fans.

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields signs autographs for fans after practice during training camp on July 27, 2023, at Halas Hall, in Lake Forest, Illinois.

CHICAGO — Hope is a funny thing. Sometimes it defies logic. It can require you to look past wrongs, faults and glaring issues. It means putting your faith in the unknown and waiting for everything to turn out all right.

And for the last 30 years or so, Chicago Bears fans have clung to hope.

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