CHICAGO — Dwyane Wade's lawyer is a matador, veterans are being honored at Lane Tech and a Logan Square church is to restore its bell — which has been broken for nearly a century.
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Dwyane Wade's 78-Year-Old Divorce Lawyer Is Also A Bullfighter
THE LOOP — Jim Pritikin hates to lose, especially when he's losing to a 700-pound bull ramming through his knee.
It was 2010, and the Chicago lawyer was on his third trip to Spain. His three-year-old opponent, already 700 pounds, had spent its young life on a dusty ranch training to plow through professional bullfighters.
Pritikin waved his muleta, but the wily bull came for his leg instead, shattering his tibia and fibula and tearing his meniscus. Pritikin didn't know he was hurt until he realized he couldn't stand up afterward.
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For 40 Years, Photographer Focuses Lens On Rogers Park — Here's What He Saw
ROGERS PARK — For the past four decades, Michael Gaylord James has been documenting everyday life in Rogers Park, one photograph at a time.
A photographer since his teenage years, when he would sell snapshots of hot rods to car magazines, James began focusing his lens on the Far North Side neighborhood back in 1976, when he and long-time friend Katy Hogan opened the Heartland Café together.
Since then he's been capturing snippets of everything from daily minutiae to major events in the neighborhood, many of which are on display at the cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood Ave., as part of James' "Sweet Home Rogers Park" exhibit.
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What Does Pride Mean To You? Chicago's LGBTQ Community Weighs In
BOYSTOWN — If one thing was clear during a Pride parade halted by protests demanding better inclusivity, it's that Pride, and the celebrations that surround it, mean different things to different people.
We asked 16 people to explain what Pride means to them in 2017. Whether it's a celebration of all that it means to be queer, a reminder of how far there is to go in the fight for equality, or a place to take a stand, the concept of pride was explained in many colors.
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Broken For 90 Years, Bell Atop Logan Square Church To Chime Again
LOGAN SQUARE — If all goes according to plan, a historic Logan Square church will soon get its voice back after nearly 90 years of silence.
Neighborhood group Logan Square Preservation has teamed up with the parish at St. John Berchmans, 2511 W. Logan Blvd., to restore the original church bell, which hasn't sounded for many decades.
On Tuesday, the community leaders launched an online fundraising campaign with a goal of $15,000.
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Want To Win School Supplies For Every Kid At Your School? Here's How
DOWNTOWN — Chicagoans can nominate a school to receive free supplies for all students.
Back 2 School Illinois, which aims to "create and support educational opportunities" for kids, is hosting the annual contest. The organization is accepting nominations — which must include a completed application and essay — and will pick two Chicago schools to get free supplies.
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Warrior Games Track Competition At Lane Tech, Cheer On Wounded Vets
ROSCOE VILLAGE — Bust out the red, white and blue and head to Lane Tech Stadium Sunday to cheer on wounded military veterans as they compete in the track portion of the Warrior Games, being hosted in Chicago for the first time.
More than 250 athletes — representing teams from the Army, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Marines and Special Operations — will take part in the Olympics-style games, which kick off Friday and conclude on July 8.
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Mark Buehrle Admits To Having 'Like Three Beers' Before World Series Save
CHICAGO — A day before his number gets retired by the White Sox, Mark Buehrle is coming clean about having a few beers before saving Game 3 of the 2005 World Series — a 14-inning game he was confident he wouldn't pitch in.
He wrote in The Players' Tribune: "It was only like three beers ..."
