For De La Salle Principal, Unified Bond Runs Deep In just their first year competing at the IHSA Unified State Basketball tournament in Champaign-Urbana, Southside Unified did what they set out to do – bring home the gold. Southside is represented by students from both De La Salle Institute and Southside Occupational Academy Hub….
There’s something between Zinyra “Z” Ross and her mother, Simyra “S” Ross. Call it the bond of parent and child. Call it a mother’s love. Call it spiritual. It’s something, however. You will feel it. She has been an athlete for Special Olympics Illinois since she was 13 or 14. She really had never heard…
Movie premier glamour made its way across the state when Special Olympics Illinois athletes, parents, coaches, and members of the community walked the red carpet, posed for photos, and saw screenings of the new movie, “Champions.” “Champions” is a sports comedy film and an English-language remake of a 2018 Spanish film of the…
By Randy Kindred Conference tournament week in college basketball produced a number of fantastic finishes. The upcoming NCAA Tournament will provide a few more. Yet, on Saturday, you didn’t need to be in an arena packed with 20,000 fans or in front of a television to see a hard-fought battle go down to the…
It’s a long-lost brotherhood, according to Andy MacIntosh. The St. Rita of Cascia High School Service and Academic Support Coordinator is one of the coaches of the Southside Buckets. He said he could not be prouder of the Unified team. The Southside Buckets is a Unified team composed of Special Olympics Illinois athletes from…
