Chicago-area man who helped inspire Special Olympics dies
Chicago-area man who helped inspire Special Olympics dies Associated PressDecember 21, 2020 GMT FILE - In this May 11, 1988, file photo, Michael Cusack carries the torch around the track at the University of Chicago's Stagg Field during the Special Olympics opening ceremony in Chicago. Cusack, a Chicago-area man who helped inspire the Special Olympics movement and who won multiple medals at the athletic event over years, has died. He was 64. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, that Cusack, who had Down syndrome, died at Good Shepherd Manor in Momence on Dec. 17 of natural caus...