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After carjacking, Chicago youth baseball coach Ernest Radcliffe receives donation to replace stolen equipment

Ernest Radcliffe has dedicated his life to helping kids through sports. Jan. 13 was like any other Saturday. Radcliffe was getting ready around 6 p.m. to head to the University of Illinois-Chicago’s indoor facility for practice with his travel team, The Show Baseball. As he loaded the last boxes of apparel and equipment into the car in Woodlawn, Radcliffe turned to see two men jump out from a ...
The Show travel baseball team director Ernest Radcliffe gets organized at the start of a practice at Bo Jackson's Elite Sports in Lockport, Illinois, on Jan. 27, 2024.

Ernest Radcliffe has dedicated his life to helping kids through sports.

Jan. 13 was like any other Saturday. Radcliffe was getting ready around 6 p.m. to head to the University of Illinois-Chicago’s indoor facility for practice with his travel team, The Show Baseball.

As he loaded the last boxes of apparel and equipment into the car in Woodlawn, Radcliffe turned to see two men jump out from a Kia. One got into Radcliffe’s vehicle while the other had his hand inside his hoodie,

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