Chicago sports communities — from the Bears to the Cubs’ Jed Hoyer — and NFL figures help raise more than $900,000 for the son of late ESPN reporter Jeff Dickerson

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The NFL and Chicago sports communities have helped raise more than $900,000— and counting— to support the family of late ESPN reporter Jeff Dickerson, who died Tuesday at age 44 after a yearlong battle with colon cancer. The Bears, the team Dickerson covered for 20 years, donated $25,000. So, too, did the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and...

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