The Phoenix Suns are lucky to have the very talented Shawn Marion.
Four-time NBA All-Star and Chicago native Shawn Marion, 29, has every right to boast if he chooses, especially when looking at the 2005-2006 season. He was the only NBA player ranked in the top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage, and minutes. With a career average of just under 20 points per game and 10 rebounds with the Phoenix Suns, he’s a double threat for the opponent. Not bad for a guy who keeps coming up in trade talks.
I’m sure the weather is quite different, but other than that, how does Phoenix compare to Chicago?
It doesn’t. It’s just outrageously hot. The winter time is cool there, but summers here are unbelievable and it’s really nice on the lakefront.
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Cancer survivor Jon Imerman’s not-for-profit organization for cancer patients will surely make you proud.
As a cancer survivor, Jon Imerman says his mission in life is to help others battling the deadly disease. So 32-year-old Imerman started the Imerman Angels, a Chicago-based non-profit organization, to do just that. Now four years later the organization is preparing to move into a new Chicago headquarters and has partnered with Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago to market its unique services to cancer patients.
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These Tips Could Save Someone's Life
When I tell friends from out of state that I’m originally from Chicago, their response is always the same: “It must be so nice to have your family nearby.”
And my response to them is also always the same. “Well … sometimes.”
Holidays usually are not one of those times, and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who feels that way. If you’re nodding your head and smirking right now, chances are pretty good that you’re enduring some combination of the self-righteous unemployed brother who never leaves your parents’ couch, the free-range 4-year-old nephew whacking your shins with a whiffle bat, the serial-bride cousin’s hour-and-45-minute sob story about her latest horrible husband, and your parents constantly asking you why aren’t you married yet and where are my damn grandkids? ..... Read More |
