


CHICAGO — Chicago Bear Roquan Smith and proprietor of Sweeney Taud Studioz hosted their first “Again to Faculty” bash within the South Loop.
For eight hours, the barbershop, positioned within the 2200 block of S. Michigan Ave., helped greater than 100 kids beginning courses Monday get a recent begin by offering haircuts, braiding and snacks for free of charge.
The concept for the occasion got here whereas Smith was in Warren Noel’s barber chair.
Smith, who on Saturday introduced that he intends to play out the ultimate yr of his contract with the Bears, mentioned in a press release, “I would like to have the ability to assist our youth and households in any method, form, and kind. It’s all the time been my ardour to serve and uplift our communities.
“Chicago has all the time been a second residence to me, and the followers have all the time handled me amazingly. I’ll all the time give this metropolis my coronary heart on and off the sphere.”