By: Juan Ortiz, Host of Chicago Grit When people watch the news in Chicago, they hear about gun violence all too often. They see the breaking headlines, the flashing lights, and the tragic loss of life. But what happens when the cameras leave and the headlines fade? What happens to the people who survive? For over a year, a team from CBS Chicago embedded themselves with our program as part of their Miracle Shots series. They followed us into the gym, onto the court, and into our daily lives...

By: Juan Ortiz, Host of Chicago Grit If you follow Angelo Perez on social media, you see a superhero. At 57 years old, he is tearing through life with a ferocity that puts men half his age to shame. In recent years, he has completed the Chicago Marathon, thrown himself out of a plane skydiving, and explored the ocean depths scuba diving in Mexico. My own kids have given him a nickname: "The Daredevil." It fits perfectly. He lives by a simple, thrill-seeking creed: "I always like to do things...

By Juan Ortiz | Host, Chicago Grit The squeak of tires. The clash of metal. The perfect swish of a net. If you walked into the Broadway Armory last month, you didn’t just see a basketball tournament. You saw a movement. You saw thirteen youth teams from across the Midwest battling for every inch of the court. You saw parents cheering, coaches strategizing, and kids finding a version of themselves they didn’t know existed. This is the "Present" of Chicago Adaptive Sports (CAS). It is loud, it...