Bartlett honors 'Biggest Loser'
The village board of Bartlett will recognize the inspirational weight loss of resident Michael Ventrella at the board meeting Tuesday.
Ventrella earned the title of "The Biggest Loser" by dropping 264 pounds, more than half his body weight, on the NBC reality show of the same name. During the eight months on the show, Ventrella went from 526 to 262 pounds, despite all the signs of borderline diabetes he exhibited.
His public struggle to achieve a healthier and happier self inspired viewers and Bartlett residents and Village President Michael Kelly is giving the community an opportunity to congratulate Ventrella, along with his mother and biggest loser partner, Maria, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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