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Keisha Patel
Keisha Patel
Sports Reporter · Oak Park, IL
Keisha Patel, a former athlete and graduate of the University of Chicago, has spent the last seven years covering local high school and college sports. Her passion for sports shines through her articles, encouraging community support for local teams.
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Sam Chatman was more than a disc jockey. He helped give a name to a Chicago dance tradition that would spread around the world.
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