How a retired Chicago Army veteran found peace and purpose through baking

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<p>At 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, with most of Chicago still asleep, Quinton McNair already was in the kitchen.</p><p>By 9 a.m., the 49-year-old had baked enough cookies, muffins and other treats to fill the display cases at his Hyde Park bakery. And McNair still had the rest of another long day ahead of him.</p><p>“We have a big day tomorrow for Veterans Day. I have a lot of veterans' catering orders,” McNair said. “After we get done with all of this, I'm going back to the kitchen and baking some more. So it's gonna be a long, long, long day.”</p><p>It is a far cry from his previous job. For 24…

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