Rally In Support Of McMichael Wednesday In Homer Glen

HOMER GLEN, IL — A community rally for Steve McMichael will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Homer Glen Village Hall, 14240 W. 151st St., WGN reported.

McMichael, 65, who has been battling ALS since 2021, returned to his home in Homer Glen earlier this week after several days in the ICU.

McMichael was named as one of 12 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which will be voted on later this month. Misty McMichael, who has been married to the former Bears defensive lineman and pro wrestler for 22 years, told Patch this week that she is optimistic that her husband will finally be voted into the Hall. But, she said, that she fears that his chances have now reached the "now or never" stage.

The Hall of Fame vote is Aug. 22 and Misty McMichael believes that her husband will finally receive the recognition he deserves from the Hall of Fame. If elected to the Hall, McMichael would join fellow 1985 Bears Walter Payton, Jimbo Covert, Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary, and Richard Dent — along with former Bears coach Mike Ditka in Canton.

“I hope he stays alive for the next year because I know he will if he gets inducted,” Misty McMichael told Patch. “I know he’ll stay alive. He’s tough. He’s not human. He probably should have been dead already. The doctors have been giving him six months for a year."

Patch editor Jeff Arnold contributed to this report.