I'm a hack covering travel, photography, sports, personalities, food, popular culture, and any beat you need to raise the lid on. I'm also a fool for the Cubs, a slave to The Boss, a beer baroness. pizza president, a brawling ballplayer, a runnerd, and a half-Irondork. I've trekked the Himalayas and reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. Chicago is my second hometown.