“Play (Minor League) Ball!”

Memorial Day, Normal’s CornBelters Frontier League team played its first game in its new stadium, called the Corn Crib. They lost 3-2 to Windy City, but filled the new stadium. The stadium is near the intersection of I-39 and I-55. … Continue reading

“CornBelters” to Play Minor League Baseball at “Corn Crib” Stadium at Heartland Community College

The team was named the “CornBelters.“ Nice play on words. The “Corn Crib” is what the stadium will be called. I wonder if it will be decorated like South Dakota’s Corn Palace. It’s covered with murals made out of corn … Continue reading

Baseball Attendance Falls for Most Frontier League Teams

There are two items that might be of interest to McHenry County leaders still pursuing a baseball stadium. First, most Frontier Baseball League teams had fewer fans per game this past summer than previously. Even though ten of eleven had … Continue reading

Baseball Attendance Falls for Most Frontier League Teams

There are two items that might be of interest to McHenry County leaders still pursuing a baseball stadium. First, most Frontier Baseball League teams had fewer fans per game this past summer than previously. Even though ten of eleven had … Continue reading

Heartland Community College Baseball Stadium Moving Forward

Bids. McHenry County residents never heard that word in connection with the minor league baseball stadium that McHenry County College’s board of trustees tried to foist on us taxpayers. But that word is in the first sentence of Bloomington Pantagraph … Continue reading

Heartland Community College Baseball Stadium Moving Forward

Bids. McHenry County residents never heard that word in connection with the minor league baseball stadium that McHenry County College’s board of trustees tried to foist on us taxpayers. But that word is in the first sentence of Bloomington Pantagraph … Continue reading

Bloomington-Normal Junior College Minor League Baseball Stadium Go or No Decision Expected Tuesday

Heartland Community College President Jon Astrorth does his MCC President Walt Packard imitation at next Tuesday night’s board meeting, according to the Bloomington Pantograph. That’s the day when the board is predicted to decide whether to move forward with a … Continue reading

Bloomington-Normal Junior College Minor League Baseball Stadium Go or No Decision Expected Tuesday

Heartland Community College President Jon Astrorth does his MCC President Walt Packard imitation at next Tuesday night’s board meeting, according to the Bloomington Pantograph. That’s the day when the board is predicted to decide whether to move forward with a … Continue reading

Borrowing 20-Year Money – Risks Versus Potential Benefits

The Heartland Institutes’s Steve Stanek addressed the McHenry County College Board on Monday night about the advisability of baseball stadiums and convention centers. In the first article about his remarks, Stanek told how baseball stadiums are money losers for taxpayers. … Continue reading

Borrowing 20-Year Money – Risks Versus Potential Benefits

The Heartland Institutes’s Steve Stanek addressed the McHenry County College Board on Monday night about the advisability of baseball stadiums and convention centers. In the first article about his remarks, Stanek told how baseball stadiums are money losers for taxpayers. … Continue reading

Hidden Evaluation of Feasibility Study Also Released; No Evidence Baseball Stadium Will Pay Its Own Way

A 13-page evaluation of Mark Houser’s Equity One’s feasibility study of his buddy Pete Heitman’s baseball stadium projections and other expansions of McHenry County College has been released. It’s dated April 4, 2007. I didn’t even know it existed, but, … Continue reading

Hidden Evaluation of Feasibility Study Also Released; No Evidence Baseball Stadium Will Pay Its Own Way

A 13-page evaluation of Mark Houser’s Equity One’s feasibility study of his buddy Pete Heitman’s baseball stadium projections and other expansions of McHenry County College has been released. It’s dated April 4, 2007. I didn’t even know it existed, but, … Continue reading

MCC Baseball Stadium Zoning Postponed a Month

Wednesday night, the Crystal Lake city council chamber was packed for the Planning and Zoning hearing on McHenry County College’s proposal to cover 50% of its property with impermeable surfaces like roofs and parking lots. (If you’re not up to … Continue reading

MCC Baseball Stadium Zoning Postponed a Month

Wednesday night, the Crystal Lake city council chamber was packed for the Planning and Zoning hearing on McHenry County College’s proposal to cover 50% of its property with impermeable surfaces like roofs and parking lots. (If you’re not up to … Continue reading