Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka back in Chicago

Bears legend Mike Ditka (shown in 2019) and wife Diana are back in Chicago, the city he fondly calls ‘‘my home.’’ Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

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The coach is back!

Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka, the tough-nut football legend who survived a stroke, heart attack and subsequent convalescence in Florida the last few years, is back home.

And Da Coach has got plenty to say.

‘‘I’m finally home! This city is my home. I love it,’’ Ditka bellowed in an exclusive interview Monday with Sneed after quietly slipping into town ‘‘a few days ago.’’

‘‘I was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Pittsburgh, but Chicago is my home . . . and it is my life. It’s the people I miss — miss more than anything.

‘‘I…