Balloonist completes near circumnavigation flight to Myanmar
Chicago Heights native Kevin Aliassi flew 13,246 miles in a 243 hour 46 minute solo balloon journey from Rockford to Myanmar. He set a world duration record for a solo balloon flight while surviving a rogue thunderstorm over the Nile and landing safely near Yangon. He described the voyage as a value-filled learning experience despite not circling the globe.
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Kevin Alcassi
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Sahara Desert
Myanmar
Aliassi
O'Hare International Airport
Rockford
Globe
Atlantic Ocean
North Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Libya
Bloom High alum Terry Boers shines on The Score radio career
Bloom Trail alumnus and longtime Chicago sports radio host Terry Boers is profiled as a local centennial figure. The piece traces his career from early journalism at Sun Journal and Sun-Times to WSCR 1160 AM and television appearances, highlighting his humor, lifelong friendship with Mike Downey, Bloom’s integrated campus climate, and the school’s basketball era under coach Wes Mason. Boers reflects on growing up in Steger, living in Mokena with his wife and four sons, and balancing fame with staying true to his roots.
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Terry Boers
Boers
Chicago
WSCR
Sun Journal
Lansing
Northern Illinois University
Star
Detroit Free Press
The
Sun-Times
Bulls
Daily Herald
Sportsfire
SportsChannel
Bloom High School
Steger
Los Angeles Times
Mike Downey
Bloom
Terry
Andy Kaufman
Downey
Bloom Trail
Betty Kohloff
Kohloff
Wes Mason
Bob Aebi
Mokena
Kathryn Demchuk
Rich East
Demchuk
National Honor Society
Hands
Southland
DePaul University
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Renee Uliassi
State Department
Akassi
Uliassi
Alassi
China
Alcassi
Caribbean
Marlene Gaidzik
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Renee
Notos
Judy Fidkow
Kevin Uliassi
Bloom Grad
Bloom High
By Michael Drakulich
Holbrook RD
Glenwood
Country Club Hills
Phil Faso
Moor Road
Central Avenue
Cook County
Pepperidge Farm
Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store
W. Vollmer Rd
Mel Thrift
Rich East High School
First National Bank
Banc Company
FNB
Olympia Fields
Frankfort
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