“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

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

Bloomington’s Junior College Looking at Minor League Baseball Stadium, Too

When I told an astute observer of McHenry County politics that another friend of McHenry County Blog had sent me a Bloomington Pantagraph article about Heartland Community College’s welcoming a minor league baseball stadium on its campus, here was the … Continue reading

Bloomington’s Junior College Looking at Minor League Baseball Stadium, Too

When I told an astute observer of McHenry County politics that another friend of McHenry County Blog had sent me a Bloomington Pantagraph article about Heartland Community College’s welcoming a minor league baseball stadium on its campus, here was the … Continue reading