Complex sentence: Hanson was born in Joliet, Illinois and was childhood friends with Frank Perconte, who moved into his neighbourhood when he was about ten, and both went to work at Gary Works in Gary, Indiana upon graduation from high school.
Split into simpler sentences: Hanson was born in Joliet, Illinois and was childhood friends with Frank Perconte, who moved into his neighborhood when he was about ten. Both went to work at Gary Works in Gary, Indiana upon graduation from high school.