Articles from the February 7, 2019 edition

Mark Gregory, Editorial Director|Updated Jan 6, 2021

For 25 years, George Shimko has been teaching basketball – and for most of that time his family looked on. Now, they are following in his footsteps. Through his George Shimko Basketball School in Oak Lawn, he coached his children, but never pushed them to go into athletics, especially as coaches, it just happened naturally. "I have always coached my children like players," George said. "I have never coached them like my child and I think that is why they became successful. I...