{"id":19961,"date":"2015-11-11T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=19961"},"modified":"2015-11-11T09:31:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:31:03","slug":"charles-peanut-tillman-shares-childhood-experiences-in-new-book-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/charles-peanut-tillman-shares-childhood-experiences-in-new-book-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles &#8216;Peanut&#8217; Tillman shares childhood experiences in new book (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Lena Blietz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">An estimated 75 people, many in Bears and Panthers jerseys, showed up to a Skokie Walmart at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday to see former Bears cornerback Charles &#8220;Peanut&#8221; Tillman. The current\u00a0Carolina Panther returned to Chicago to greet fans and sign copies of his new children&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p>The Middle School Rules of Charles &#8220;Peanut&#8221; Tillman<\/em>\u00a0by Sean Jensen was released two days earlier, on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"3 20151110 - PEANUT TILLMAN - PKG - BLIETZ\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/145329794?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The book addresses Tillman&#8217;s early life and\u00a0is the second in Jensen&#8217;s series, which tells stories of positive role models for children.<\/p>\n<p>Jensen, a former Bears beat reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, said the next book in his series will feature a female athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Tillman said the project allowed him to share his experiences with his own children, as well as other kids.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Charles &#8220;Peanut&#8221; Tillman poses for a selfie with a Walmart employee at his book signing on Nov. 3. 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