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    Dan Wiederer: ‘We’re going to Canton.’ Steve McMichael’s Hall of Fame journey has long been fueled by a quest to give his best.

    by Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune Feb 09, 2024 4 minutes
    The Bagpipes& Drums of the Emerald Society arrives at the home of Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael in Homer Glen, Illinois, in celebration of his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Feb. 9, 2024.

    CHICAGO — Steve McMichael had been rolled onto his right side Friday, rotated to face the open window of his bedroom where he was greeted by a beautiful sunshine-and-blue-sky morning, a pleasant winter breeze and a flock of excited friends in his backyard.

    Nineteen officers, united in the Chicago Police Department’s Emerald Society, had arrived to pay tribute to the former Bears defensive lineman. Or maybe more exactly they were there to play tribute, using their bagpipes and drums to serenade McMichael for the latest and greatest achievement of his life.

    Barely 13 hours after McMichael’s inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 became official at the NFL Honors event Thursday night

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