The Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Team

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Phoebe Marcano, age 10 (left) and Alexis Ruiz, age 9, sing the national anthem to kick off the start.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Lade Magic of the Ambassadors tells a member of the audience, James Cansler, age 22 of N.Chicago, to guard the door and not let any tardy people come in.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Lade Magic puts on a show of posing for any photographers, while her team makes a mockery of her.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)  

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which is some volunteers from our community.  Jayden Henery, age 7 of N. Chicago, high fives the Ambassadors after winning the musical chairs contest.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Yance Harrison, age 8 of West Chicago, smiles after recieving a prize from the Ambassadors for winning a game of catch against other child contestants.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which is some volunteers from our community.  Dexton Williamson of the Ambassadors flys high, slamming another dunk and hanging on the basket for a few more cheers, making it look easy.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Arthur McGee of North Chicago, does his cool guy walk with the Ambassadors after winning the raffle.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team plays some hoops in North Chicago vs our local North Side Exchange Club, which are volunteers from our community.  Lade Majic of the Ambassadors leads off a dance at the end with Chief of North Chicago Fire Department, Ted Wilder (left) and the president and coach of the North Side Exchange, Mustafa Abdullah (right).  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights" LEGO Demonstration and Contest

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  John (age 8) and Will (age 7) Atzeff, of Lake Forest construct their dream LEGO building for the best designed LEGO structure contest.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  John (age 8) and Will (age 7) Atzeff, of Lake Forest construct their dream LEGO building for the best designed LEGO structure contest.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  Adam Tucker talks to the children about how the physics of his LEGO designs can be used with modern architecture.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  Adrian Smith talks with his grandson, Jake Smith, age 9, while preparing their construction of LEGO's version of the tallest buiding in the world which is in Dubai, and designed by Adrian, himself.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  Adam Reed Tucker judge's the children's LEGO creations for the greatest LEGO construction contest.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring internationally recognized LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker (Right) and Lake Forest's World Renown Architect, Adrian Smith (Left).  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  Ben Streightiff, age 11 of Lake Bluff, receives Best In Show for his creative red monstrosity, sitting just behind him to the right.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

"Reaching New Heights in LEGO Design" featuring LEGO designer, Adam Reed Tucker and Lake Forest's Architect, Adrian Smith.  From left, Wyatt Horvat, Mac Chamberlain, and Nick Hardy, all age 7 and from Lake Forest, start their LEGO constructions of the Dubai's tallest building in the world.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)