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Financial Fix
Sports Core turnaround helps bottom line By Chuck Fieldman Many Oak Brook residents, past and present, have fond memories of time spent at the village’s Sports Core, a 269-acre open-space area purchased in 1977 from Oak Brook founder Paul Butler that features the Bath & Tennis Club, Golf Club, soccer field, polo field, and additional…
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The Hinsdale Central girls tennis team has won 20 IHSA State Finals since it inception By Abbey Hayes The Hinsdale Central High School girls tennis team won the IHSA State Finals. The Red Devils had a lot to prove as returning champs hoping to secure the win for the second year in a row. Shawna…
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Youth football enjoys booming registration for the fall 2022 season By Larry Atseff For over 50 years, tens of thousands of boys from the second grade through eighth grade have learned the proper ways to play tackle football, and thousands of girls have become enthusiastic cheerleaders for the Hinsdale Falcons Football & Cheer organization. This…
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Making Oak Brook Soccer a Win-Win for Everyone By Larry Atseff Soccer started out in this country in the 1960s when dads and moms would form teams and leagues so their boys and girls could learn to play the game and know the value of team play and competing. They made arrangements with local park…
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Pat Foley signs off the air and into legend By Maureen Callahan Hockey in Chicago will never be the same again. On April 14, 2022, the mic belonging to Pat Foley, voice of the Chicago Blackhawks, went quiet and a chapter that spanned the majority of my life, closed. Before the game began, the hall-of-fame…
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Hinsdale Little League hits it out of the park By Maureen Callahan To be the best requires ongoing dedication. Hinsdale baseball players, coaches and parents put forth that effort. From Little League to travel ball, some players begin practicing while the snow is flying, honing their hitting, pitching, and fielding skills. By the time the…
Read MoreRed Devil GRIT
Award-winning Athletic Directors lead by example By Maureen Callahan The outstanding athletic department at Hinsdale Central (HC) is known throughout the state. A deep pool of talented athletes, led by a superior staff of dedicated coaches, deliver outstanding results year after year. Behind it are Athletic Director Dan Jones and Assistant Athletic Director Kelly Watson,…
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Top Athletic Performers By HM staff West Suburban Conference, made up of 7 schools, is one of the most competitive in the state. There are over 800 high schools in the state. Hinsdale Central competes very well with perennial winners such as New Trier, which has student enrollment of 4,000 vs. Hinsdale Central with 2700…
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Cammi Granato, first lady of U.S. Women’s Hockey By Maureen Callahan Cammi Granato has had a lot of firsts. The first little girl to play Downers Grove Huskies hockey became the captain of Team USA’s inaugural women’s hockey team at the 1998 Nagano Games. She was also the first woman to score an Olympic hockey…
Read MoreCelebrating 100 Years of Polo
By Larry Atseff Jim Drury has been President of Oak Brook Polo for 7 years. He has had some very high standards to live up to ever since Paul Butler started the traditions of the game and the Oak Brook Polo Club 100 years ago. Jim has done it very well. While he never knew…
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