John Garcia

1 week ago | abc7chicago.com | John Garcia

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a big 95th birthday celebration Tuesday in Lake Barrington for the amazing life of a World War II veteran, who fought with the Polish resistance. His life began as a nightmare: Bogdan Horoszowski managed to escape death as a child in Communist Poland during World War II. Since coming to the U.S., however, he raised his family living the American dream.

1 week ago | abc7chicago.com | John Garcia

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the Chicago White Sox take the field on Tuesday, they will all be wearing number 42 for Jackie Robinson Day. But they will be joined by high school players from Amateur City Elite, who the Sox sponsor. And for them, Jackie Robinson has an even more special meaning. Micah Johnson played several seasons as a second baseman for the White Sox before embarking on a second career as an artist.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | John Garcia

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- There's plenty of St. Patrick's Day fun to be had, even for those who don't make it into the city this weekend. The celebrating is already underway at many bars and restaurants in the northwest suburbs. They brought the entire bar, along with some of the chandeliers and street signs from a church in Dublin, to Finn McCool's in Schaumburg. They were aiming to build an authentic Irish pub, and there's no better time to celebrate than St. Patrick's Day weekend.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | John Garcia

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The latest information from the White House is that tariffs would be imposed on products coming from Mexico on April 2. The tariffs would not only include produce, but also beer, tequila and other products they sell at Moe's Cantina in Chicago and many other local restaurants. Mexican beers like Modelo and Corona are among the best selling in the country, especially at Moe's Cantina. They also have a bar dedicated to tequila and Mezcal, which also come from Mexico.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | John Garcia

PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are impacting Chicago-area businesses, local business owners told ABC7. Most of everything breweries use in the process of brewing beer uses steel and aluminum, which means the cost of producing beer is going up. A conveyor belt brings each aluminum can of beer down the line to get a label, which then join 23 others in a case bound for a retail location.