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Chicago Inferno Face-Off Against Urban Initiatives Youth
Fulfilling their mission of building community through the power of soccer and lessons on health and character, Urban Initiatives, a nonprofit health and education soccer program, held a soccer clinic where kids from the program faced players from Chicago Inferno—a semi-professional soccer team. A hundred of Urban Initiatives Work to Play students from the local [...]
“Recorrido de Sol” Raises Funds for Student Scholarships
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC), the organization behind the annual Fiesta del Sol launched its first annual Recorrido del Sol 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, April 22. The Recorrido del Sol 5K Walk/Run was a fundraiser for PNCC to create opportunities for runner involvement in an effort to raise funds for the Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship—a [...]
David Square Park Adaptive Program Participates in Winter Classic Judo Competition
The Davis Square Judo Club recently competed in the Winter Classic Judo Tournament in Barrington, Ill. Davis Square Park’s Adaptive Program would like to congratulate the following participants for a job well done: Sara Luna – Gold medal Paralympic Girls Division, bronze medal girl’s 13 – 14 middleweight; Linda Audain – Gold medal Paralympic Mixed [...]
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Homegrown Talent
With the IHSA State Basketball Playoffs underway, local high school players’ talents look promising It’s mid March and the Madness is in full swing. But it’s not only college basketball teams that are participating in the madness, locally, the Boy’s High School Basketball playoffs have begun. Varsity basketball teams from across the state of Illinois [...]
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March Madness to Bring Best Out of Kansas Player
As March Madness approaches in the upcoming weeks, it’ll be no surprise fans of the NCAA will be tuned into Saturday’s game between Duke and North Carolina. The No. 3 and No. 6 ranked teams will go head-to-head, as North Carolina will seek to win after their loss to Duke in their first meeting. But [...]
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The Return of Rose
With fireworks going off and lights flashing rather rapidly this past Monday, Chicago Bulls public address announcer Tommy Edwards uttered the two words that make children smile and grown men scream at the top of their lungs, “From Chicago!” Derrick Rose missed five games with lower back spasms and was listed a day-to-day since his [...]
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Will Injuries Keep Chicago Bulls from Playoffs?
There are good news and bad news for Bulls fans in this condensed NBA season. Going into Tuesday night’s game versus Sacramento, Chicago sat at the top of the NBA with a league best record of 23-7. They are the No. 2 overall defense holding opponents to 87 points per game. They wrapped up a [...]
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Chicago Bears Hire Phil Emery as General Manager
After relieving Jerry Angelo of his duties last month, the Chicago Bears announced Phil Emery as their new general manager on Jan. 28, becoming the team’s fifth general manager in franchise history. Emery, who joins the Bears after spending 14 seasons in the NFL, worked with the Kansas City Chiefs as director of college scouting [...]
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The Alivio Women’s Indoor Soccer Tournament Enters 3rd Week
The Alivio Women’s Indoor Soccer Tournament entered its third week on Sunday Jan. 22, continuing the energy and competiveness of the first two weeks. A couple of modifications were made to the schedule due to the team Crece Foundation dropping out of the tournament, leaving a total of six teams to fight for the championship [...]
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Luol Deng Added to Chicago Bulls’ Injured List
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has been deemed with a torn ligament week to week in his left hand. In 2005, it was his right hand that suffered a torn ligament and caused him to undergo surgery shutting down his rookie season. This time Deng is choosing to avoid surgery and will play through the pain [...]
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