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Team Crush

Crush started out in 1978 when a bunch of high-school friends put together a team and started competing at McGuane Park. In 1979 and ’80 they won the 18 and under title at McGuane. The next year they played in the Donovan Park Open League, made the playoffs, and then took second to the Stickmen […]

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Team Continental Bank

In the 1950s, Continental Bank played in the Banker’s league, competing against   top banks around the Chicago-area.   The league ended play in1959. That year First Chicago defeated Continental in the championship game to earn their first spot in the Grant Park Tournament of Champions. That year they took third place out of thirty-two teams.  In

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Team Commonwealth Edison

Sixteen-inch softball has always been a game that cut across racial, cultural and socioeconomic barriers. What mattered most was how you played the game. During its twenty-seven years together, the Commonwealth Edison corporate team stood as a shining example of this trait. It was a team comprised of office workers, electricians, meter readers, union employees

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Team Rose-N-Crown

Rose & Crown is considered one of the best women’s teams of all time. They were an awesome defensive team with an explosive offense from the southside. Terrific coaching by Bob Eskew along with a nice mix of youth and experience over the years enabled them to totally dominate who ever they played. Rose ‘N

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Anthony T. Calderone

Anthony Calderone has served as mayor of Forest Park since 1999. A lifelong resident of Forest Park, Mayor Calderone began his public service when he was elected a Forest Park commissioner in 1991. He has a long record of public service to the residents, businesses, and organizations of Forest Park. He has provided services to

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Dick Cooper

The world of 16” softball received a great player and talented organizer in 1938 when Dick Cooper started playing 16” at Hayt Playground, Clark and Granville in Chicago. Dick started with Hawks at Hayt and then played with the Aces at Ace Laundry Company Field. Service in World War II from 1943- 46 put a

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