Chicago - Story Wall /storywall/story-tag/chicago/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:11:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Reggie Strong /storywall/story/unbreakably-strong-a-comeback-forged-in-steel/ /storywall/story/unbreakably-strong-a-comeback-forged-in-steel/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:34:19 +0000 /storywall/?post_type=mvcc-stories&p=1357 Watching any basketball player slam into the padded wall just beyond the hoop would make most people wince but watching Reggie Strong do it makes one worried he might shatter. He’s far from porcelain ware, however. He’s more like the bionic man. Today, Reggie largely is pieced together with metal rods and bolts. He wasn’t […]

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]]> /storywall/story/unbreakably-strong-a-comeback-forged-in-steel/feed/ 0 Briana Mendoza /storywall/story/briana-mendoza/ /storywall/story/briana-mendoza/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:17:27 +0000 /storywall/?post_type=mvcc-stories&p=1306 When she graduated from high school, Briana Mendoza decided to take time off before starting college. She figured the break would give her an opportunity to work and save money while she contemplated her next move. Feeling the pressure of deciding what future path to take, she still felt stumped. Then she started to hear […]

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]]> /storywall/story/briana-mendoza/feed/ 0 Jana’ Sullivan /storywall/story/jana-sullivan/ /storywall/story/jana-sullivan/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:34:00 +0000 /storywall/?post_type=mvcc-stories&p=839 Jana’ Sullivan’s got some pretty big plans for her life. Not only is she trying to reach for the stars—she’s looking to be one.

On top of her aspirations to become an actress and a producer, she plans to receive her master’s degree in industrial psychology and start her own clinic to help those struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and substance abuse. She also wants to merge her psychology skills to help celebrities who are dealing with mental health issues.

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]]> /storywall/story/jana-sullivan/feed/ 0 Drew Williams /storywall/story/drew-williams/ /storywall/story/drew-williams/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:47:38 +0000 /storywall/?post_type=mvcc-stories&p=683 “It caught my attention because it’s a unique field,” Drew Williams says of his interest in becoming a paleontologist. “I’ve always been interested in prehistoric things—not just dinosaurs, but also reptiles and mammalians. The field is much more than dinosaurs.

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]]> /storywall/story/drew-williams/feed/ 0 Marbella Rodriguez /storywall/story/marbella-rodriguez/ /storywall/story/marbella-rodriguez/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:00:37 +0000 /storywall/?post_type=mvcc-stories&p=280 Marbella Rodriguez is not a superhero, but her skills on the soccer field are super.

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