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Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias to honor Special Olympics basketball champions

By Jeramie Bizzle

/ CBS Chicago

State of Illinois honoring Special Olympics basketball athletes

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The state of Illinois will honor Special Olympics Basketball.

We showed you the celebration earlier this week, as De La Salle Institute and Southside Occupational Academy celebrated their unified team division two state championship.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will declare Friday "Special Olympics Illinois State Basketball Champions Day" in honor of all Special Olympics athletes and unified partners statewide.

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.

First published on April 21, 2023 / 8:58 AM CDT

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