“It wasn’t about the models for me. The mystique of the world I was living in was the writers,” says Barbara Nellis.
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For a blind climber, ascending walls is ‘moving meditation’
“For that brief moment, nothing else in the world exists,” Shawn Sturges says.
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Dan Pittatsis, an Uber and Lyft driver, sets his own hours
“To me, this isn’t even working,” Pittatsis says. “I would never, ever under any circumstances work for someone else ever again. I’m done.”
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How Denzel Henderson overcame disability and depression to become a motivational speaker
“People are not out here living to their full potential,” Henderson says. “I only have the right side of my body and I’m still trying to do better.”
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This fitness guru triumphed over childhood trauma through bodybuilding
“When I embraced fitness, I became complete, I was well,” Sunny Akhigbe says.
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An African-American female police officer on why more Chicago cops should look like her
“To improve the relationship between police and the youth, you have to start young,” officer Janice Wilson says.
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The U.S. can learn from the deterioration of Venezuelan democracy
An ex-pat professor talks about watching the government of her homeland fall prey to dictatorships.
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How a 17-year-old Chicagoan became a first-generation college graduate
Ozzy Ordoñez got his degree through the P-TECH program codeveloped by IBM.
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Warrior Games has given back an injured vet the camaraderie he once had in the military
Navy veteran Ryan Shannon reflects on “what got me off the couch.”
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How to make up for a dogless childhood? Become a dog walker.
“I really don’t mind picking up poop,” Kara Kapelnikova says.
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How a Chicago company came to design the titles of some of Hollywood’s biggest movies
Sarofsky Corp. goes into top-secret “Marvel mode” while working on films such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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Combat rock: the life of a military musician
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is just play guitar, but if I have to defend myself, I know that I can,” navy band director Geordie Kelly says.
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‘When I was working murders, birding really calmed me down’
Retired Chicago police officer Luis Muñoz now does all his investigating at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary.
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This doula supports moms—both physically and mentally
‘A lot of the pain of childbirth comes from fear,’ Nicole Woodcox Bolden says.
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How a dentalphobic dentist helps patients cope with fear of the tooth doctor
“We get more new patients who are unnerved than people who are calm and composed,” Marianne Schaefer says.