This week on 'Windy City Weekend,' while Val's still out, Ryan is joined by co-host of 'The Rally' on Bally Sports, Brooke Fletcher.
Nine teams put their meticulously crafted go-karts to the test on a custom racecourse. They competed for the coveted EV Rally Cup and other exciting prizes.
It was a far cry from his intense battle with Burkitt's leukemia, which put him through months of chemotherapy treatment in 2022. "Our mission statement is 'creating dream bedrooms for kids with cancer,'" said Kelly Knox, the director of Special Spaces Illinois. "Our tagline is 'changing children's lives, one bedroom at a time.'"
Every Special Spaces Illinois makeover is accomplished in one day with the help of a sponsor. Home Depot Manager Patrick Kotus, who also serves on the Special Spaces Illinois board, brought a team of volunteers from the Bartlett and Carol Stream stores to help renovate the bedrooms with materials they donated.
"After experiencing 300 of these, you would think it gets old, but it doesn't," said Knox. "We're helping families and helping kiddos who really need something."
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