Nate Fluellen talks about his journey from Chicago child to

Nate Fluellen got here a good distance from summers of taking part in outdoors in Calumet City. He turned “World Wide Nate,” a rising media presence of touring and experiencing the world. At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Fluellen will converse on “From the Southside to Worldwide” on the primary stage on the Outside Experience, a brand new present with an eclectic combine of outside focuses Saturday and Sunday at McCormick Place Lakeside. Kids from Chicago Adventure Therapy and Chicago Voyagers can be on stage the place he'll average a panel on how these journey applications have impacted their lives. His purpose Saturday is straightforward and profound. “A Fireside-chat setting, speaking and sharing my story,’’ he stated. “I

Blind religion: Cubs’ Carl Edwards Jr. channels Karate Kid to

MILWAUKEE — The Cubs obtained into Milwaukee within the wee hours of Friday morning after an extended, wet recreation Thursday in Atlanta. That gave struggling reliever Carl Edwards Jr. loads of time to suppose after a two-batter outing in want of a strike-zone GPS. By the time he wakened, he had an concept and despatched bullpen catcher Chad Noble a textual content: ‘‘How much do you trust me?’’ Response: ‘‘I trust you a lot.’’Edwards covers the plate Thursday evening on a wild pitch that allowed a run to attain. A number of hours later, Edwards, Noble and bullpen coach Lester Strode had been within the guests’ bullpen at Miller Park, with two massive chairs positioned the place