Four people were hurt and one person burned in an apartment complex fire March 2, 2021, in the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road. | Chicago Fire Department
One person was taken to the hospital with a minor burn and four people were taken to the hospital for treatment.
A high-rise fire and carbon monoxide leak sent five people to hospitals early Tuesday in Uptown on the North Side.
Firefighters were called to high carbon monoxide readings about 4:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road, according to Chicago fire officials.
Four people were taken to the hospital for treatment, the department said.
Crews found a faulty furnace and returned carbon monoxide levels, which read 200 parts per million, back to normal a short time later, fire officials said. Residents returned to the building.
About 30 minutes later, a small fire was found in one of the units, fire officials said. The blaze was put out shortly after it was discovered.
One person was taken to the hospital with a minor burn, fire officials said.
A 19-year-old man was shot and an 11-year-old girl was struck by a stray bullet in a shooting March 1, 2021, in the 100 block of West 127th Street. | Adobe Stock Photo
She was one of two people wounded in the Monday night shooting.
An 11-year-old girl was critically hurt by a stray bullet Monday night at a gas station on the Far South Side.
A 19-year-old man, who was also wounded, was shot as he left the store of a gas station about 10:50 p.m. in the 100 block of West 127th Street in West Pullman, Chicago police said.
An 11-year-old girl was shot in her face as she sat in the back of a vehicle parked at a gas pump, according to police, who said she wasn’t the intended target. She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition, according to Chicago fire officials.
The man, shot in his groin area, returned fire but didn’t hit anyone, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious-to-critical condition, fire officials said.
Community activist Andrew Holmes spoke to reporters outside the children’s hospital and asked anyone with information on the shooter to come forward.
“The family that’s going through this shouldn’t be,” Holmes said. “This child is in pain.”
A weapon was found in the 12600 block of South Wentworth Avenue, police said. No one was in custody.
A 32-year-old man was fatally shot March 2, 2021, in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue. | Sun-Times file
About 2:40 a.m., he was walking with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue, when someone inside a black minivan fired shots at them.
A 32-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by Tuesday morning in South Shore on the South Side.
About 2:40 a.m., he was walking with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue, when someone inside a black minivan fired shots at them, Chicago police said.
He was struck in the abdomen and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.
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In this 2020, file photo, former NBA player Shaquille O’ Neal is interviewed on the red carpet for Shaq’s Fun House in Miami. | AP
The 7-foot-1 basketball Hall of Famer gets his chance to dish out retribution — maybe a slam, a side headlock or a clothesline — when he steps into the ring for his first match with AEW on Wednesday.
Hack-a-Shaq is coming to All Elite Wrestling.
Shaquille O’Neal may again absorb some intentional hits in his tag team match this week. The 7-foot-1 basketball Hall of Famer gets his chance to dish out retribution — maybe a slam, a side headlock or a clothesline — when he steps into the ring for his first match with AEW.
“Oh, I’m winning,” O’Neal said. “Guaranteed.”
O’Neal says he’s a lifelong wrestling fan and ripped off a list of favorite wrestlers from Tony Atlas and Junkyard Dog to Andre the Giant and Brock Lesnar.
O’Neal is set to perform in his first competitive match when he teams in All Elite Wrestling with Jade Cargill in a mixed tag to take on Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday’s episode of “Dynamite.”
The seeds for a feud were set up last November when Cargill appeared on “Dynamite” and trash-talked Rhodes that O’Neal was the real giant-killer of pro wrestling. O’Neal responded on “Inside the NBA” and told Rhodes to name the place.
“I’m the type, I can never back down from a challenge,” O’Neal told The Associated Press. “I’m not a professional wrestler, but I’ve been in a match before. I’ve got a lot of moves in my arsenal. When you step inside somebody’s world, you have to stick to what you’re masterful at. I’m not acrobatic. I’m not going to be jumping off the ropes. I’m coming with the power game. When I get hands on him, I’m going to display this power.”
O’Neal visited the wrestling-training facility Nightmare Factory in the Norcross, Georgia, but has otherwise limited professional wrestling training.
“I’m the type that if I have a look and see you do it, I got it,” O’Neal said.
O’Neal was crushed as a teenager when Hulk Hogan slammed and defeated Andre the Giant in the main event of WrestleMania III.
Once he became an NBA star, Shaq Diesel — a nickname made for pro wrestling — eventually had a word with the Hulkster.
“I told him, ‘you broke my heart when you body-slammed Andre the Giant,’” O’Neal said. “I cried as a kid. I really did.”
All was — mostly — forgiven seven years later in 1994 when Hogan beat Ric Flair at Bash at the Beach and celebrated with O’Neal. O’Neal has been as well traveled inside the squared circle as some of his favorite stars. He stood side-by-very-large-side with Hogan in both World Championship Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, and even competed in the Andre the Giant battle royal at WrestleMania in 2016.
O’Neal, who boxed Shane Mosley in 2010, stared down the 7-foot Big Show in WWE’s battle royal before they teamed up to double choke-slam Kane. The remaining wrestlers conspired to toss O’Neal over the ropes and eliminate him from the match.
“I wanted to get my hands on the Big Show,” O’Neal said.
O’Neal might get his chance after Show left WWE after a 20-plus year stint there and is set to make his AEW debut on Wednesday.
What a coincidence!
The 48-year-old O’Neal, who won four NBA titles over his Hall of Fame career, is the latest in a long line of active and retired athletes who wrestled in attraction matches. Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone wrestled for WCW in the 1990s, Lawrence Taylor wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania XI, and Mike Tyson has made appearances for WWE and AEW.
March tends to be a wild card when it comes to weather in Chicago－ you can bet it’s not going to be warm, but will it at least be bearable? This year, there’s a sense of growing optimism as both the temperature and vaccination rate rises. We’re not out of the woods yet, but now that the sun is shining and COVID positivity rates are down, Chicagoans are more than ready to get out of the house; here are five things to do on an outing in Chicago this March.
Garfield Park Conservatory is now accepting visitors to its impressive and varied indoor gardens. The conservatory is creating a safer environment by requiring reservations in advance, mask-wearing, physical distancing, and other precautionary measures. The reopening includes the Spring Flower Show: Saturation exhibit.
The home of Wellington and his tuxedoed friends is welcoming back aquatic animal enthusiasts, and is implementing a timed-ticket reservation system for those keen on paying a visit to their water-dwelling friends. Don’t forget to also say hello to Nickel, the green sea turtle and “star of the Caribbean Reef habitat.”
Reserve a ticket at the Art Institute ahead of time to check out all of the amazing works on display right now. Current exhibitions include Monet and Chicago, Bisa Butler: Portraits, and Jo Ractliffe: DRIVES.
Andersonville usually celebrates its restaurants for only a week, but this year the neighborhood is turning that week into a month-long celebration of food! Each week, diners can order prix-fixe meals-to-go from a different group of restaurants.
The Lakefront Trail has been open to exercising Chicagoans for several months, but recently the city announced that it would be reopening more of the lakefront－ including playgrounds and other “nature play spaces.” It may be a little brisk right now, but has that ever really stopped Chicagoans from getting outside in the springtime?
Chicago March Featured Image Credit: Shedd Aquarium on Facebook
Sound the alarms people! Zach LaVine has been named an All-Star for the first time in his NBA career. And it’s about damn time that’s for sure! For the 2021 All Star Game, Zach LaVine will take on a reserve role for the East in his debut. LaVine sure deserves the ASG nod in his seventh season as he’s led the ChicagoBulls to a 15-18 record which puts them half a game out of the playoffs. He’s been an absolute force to be reckoned with and the last time he took part in some All Star Weekend activities, he won back-to-back Slam Dunk Contests. We sure can’t wait to see what he’ll do coming off the bench for the East.
The road to Zach LaVine’s All Star appearance was a bumpy one. He has been a star in the league for years, even back when he was playing further north. But he could never catapult himself in the eyes of All Star game voters. And thus, he was left watching the games from the couch. While he has yet to play minutes in an All Star Game, he has taken part in a pair Slam Dunk Contests. Back in 2015 and 2016, LaVine won consecutive dunk contests as he wowed the judges and the rest of us with his hops. It was clear to the rest of the league that the kid was a star, unfortunately, injuries would be the only thing to slow him down.
In the 2016-2017 season, Zach LaVine tore his left ACL and wouldn’t return to basketball for another 11 months. When he did finally return, he would be wearing a new uniform. Zach made his debut for the Chicago Bulls on January 13, 2018 in a victory against the Pistons where he scored 14. About a month later, he led Chicago with 35 points in a win against his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. He hasn’t slowed down since, and hasn’t left Chicago either. We certainly hope he chooses to stay for the rest of his career.
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This season, Zach LaVine is averaging a staggering 28.7 PPG, 5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds. There’s a reason he’s finally taking part in the ASG, and Chicagoland couldn’t be prouder of the young Bull.
The NBA’s 70th All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, March 7 at 8PM EST. You’ll be able to watch the game and the rest of the weekend’s events on TNT. Over the course of All-Star Weekend, the league will also host a Skills Challenge and 3-Point contest, with the Dunk Contest taking place during halftime of the ASG. Who knows, maybe Zach will step in during the break to win his 3rd.
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