This tee shirt was on a guy walking in the food court of the Old Capitol Art Fair. Maybe he was looking for bratwurst, as was I, albeit unsuccessfully. The message was too funny to pass up. The music was … Continue reading
Category Archives: Baseball
While we were at the Eagle Ridge Inn this past fall, the Telegraph Herald out of Dubuque ran an article about the Chicago couple’s attempt to turn the movie’s Field of Dreams into a 24-field youth baseball and sports complex. … Continue reading
As I understand the concept of the McHenry County SportsPlex planned for Lakewood, Illinois, it is to be a regional facility drawing teams from throughout the country. Sure, it will aim to find players in the immediate vicinity of McHenry … Continue reading
A press release from Joe Stefani, President of the Rockford Foresters Baseball Team: FORESTERS TO HOST TEA PARTY NIGHT FEATURING TWO CONGRESSMEN ROCKFORD, IL – June 17, 2011 – The Rockford Foresters Baseball Team announced today it will be hosting … Continue reading
Note the clever play on words in the title of this press release from Algonquin resident Joe Sta ROCKFORD FORESTERS ANNOUNCE SENATORIST NIGHT Wisconsin Senators who were once tourists in Rockford are invited back on Saturday, July 16 ROCKFORD, IL … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board’s Finance Committee decided to award millions of dollars of Federal Stimulus Bond authority on a “first come, first served” basis. The first two private entities in line were sports related. One was Mark Houser’s EquityOne’s baseball … Continue reading
I continue to be amazed at how McHenry County Blog is used by people as a research tool. Sometimes comments are left on articles that were written a long time ago. Here’s a commentary from someone who lives on McConnell … Continue reading
Algonquin’s Joe Stefani, president and majority owner of the Rockford Foresters, is interested in bringing a amateur college baseball players who would not be paid. The NCAA won’t let college players be paid. Stefani started a team in Rockford this … Continue reading
The Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water has made votes by McHenry County Board members up for election available to the public. So, if the local newspapers didn’t ask the question you think is important, you might find some direction … Continue reading
In two senses. If they were an animal, their necks on on the chopping block. In economic terms, there are for sale. That’s what the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. Why do I keep bringing up a Will County minor league … Continue reading
When the McHenry County College Board was relieved of its possibility of building a minor league baseball stadium that would be financed by its taxpayers if the team didn’t succeed. The Board did not do that on its own. It … Continue reading
Taxpayers are getting hammered by the deal owners of the Joliet Jackhammers cut with the rulers of Joliet. The team owes vendors, too. Cost of fixing bad stadium construction is the excuse. Seven lawsuits have been filed against the team. … Continue reading
I’m sitting in Crystal Lake City Council Chambers waiting for the passage of the resolution asking McHenry County government to recognize the importance of the city watershed protection ordinance and what should occupy the minds of most in the audience, … Continue reading
As I do in the Matt Murphy piece below, the Algonquin Library Board member is a baseball entrepreneur in Rockford. Joe Stefani just unveiled the logo for his new team, the Rockford Foresters. You see it here. … Continue reading
In honor of Mark Houser and Pete Heitman’s obtaining their McHenry County dream—zoning permission to build a minor league baseball stadium in McHenry County—I post this tee shirt found in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport. In case you didn’t read the article … Continue reading
In honor of Mark Houser and Pete Heitman’s obtaining their McHenry County dream—zoning permission to build a minor league baseball stadium in McHenry County—I post this tee shirt found in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport. In case you didn’t read the article … Continue reading
I’m not much of a sports fan. Haven’t been since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn, although I did win some money betting from irrational White Sox fans betting on the LA version when they faced off in the World Series … Continue reading
I’m not much of a sports fan. Haven’t been since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn, although I did win some money betting from irrational White Sox fans betting on the LA version when they faced off in the World Series … Continue reading