Monday, January 17, 2011

Metra’s in Desmond Clark’s playbook - Chicago Sun-Times

Metra’s in Desmond Clark’s playbook - Chicago Sun-Times

Desmond Clark does his best to blend in, filing onto the two-decker Metra train at the stop near his north suburban home Saturday afternoon.

But within minutes, as passengers settle in, Clark becomes the center of his cab’s attention.

Two high school buddies from Minnesota heading to downtown Chicago to watch the Bulls host the Miami Heat try to determine why he looks familiar while an older couple from Grayslake figures it out.

“What’s his name?” Mike Ballard says to his wife. “He looks familiar.”

“He plays for the Bears,” Karen Ballard whispers back to her husband.

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