2009 Season Calendar
Rain-Outs, Postponements, and Schedule Changes
should be approved by Commissioner Mike Julian
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Event |
Mon. |
March 30 |
6pm |
Altgeld |
Opening Coaches' Meeting |
Mon. |
April 13 |
6pm |
Altgeld |
Coaches' Meeting |
Mon. |
April 20 & later |
Call Mike |
Storage Garage |
Equipment Available |
Sat. |
May 2 |
10am |
Varies |
Softball Pre-Season begins |
Mon. |
May 4 & later |
Call Mike |
Storage Garage |
Uniforms Available |
Wed. |
May 13 |
6pm |
Altgeld |
Boys Baseball Coaches' Meeting |
Sat. |
May 16 |
10am-4pm |
Livingston |
Registration Blitz Day/
Softball Regular Season Begins |
Sat.-Fri. |
May 16-June 5 |
Varies |
Altgeld & Livingston |
Baseball Pre-Season Games |
Sat. |
May 30 |
9-11am |
Livingston Field |
T-Ball Begins |
Thurs. |
June 4 |
6pm |
Altgeld |
Final Coaches' Meeting (tentative) plus Schedule Distrib. |
Sat. |
June 6 |
10am |
Livingston |
Opening Day with Mayor Daley and Sec. of State White ( see home page)/
Baseball Regular Season begins |
Sat. |
July 4 |
All Day |
Livingston |
Family Community Picnic (Bring items) |
Sat.-Tues. |
July 18-21 |
Varies |
Livingston and Altgeld |
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Thur.-Sat. |
July 23-25 |
Varies |
Livingston and Altgeld |
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Sat. |
Aug. 1 |
11am |
Livingston |
Awards Cere-mony & Picnic (Return jerseys & equipment) |
Fri.-Sun. |
Aug. 7-9 |
Varies |
Altgeld & Livingston |
Boys 13-14 Annual August Tournament |
Sat. |
Aug. 15 |
9-11:15 |
Livingston |
Final T-Ball & Picnic (Return jerseys) |
UPDATE as of June, 2009: Thanks to the tremendous support from Mayor Daley, his Department of Planning and Development, and his Chicago Park District, along with Aldermen Danny Solis (25th), Bob Fioretti (2nd), Walter Burnett (27th), and Ed Smith (28th), Livingston Field was dedicated as a City park on Opening Day. NWLL had pleaded its case to the IMDC at quarterly meetings for the last four years and even filed a lawsuit against them for lack of open meetings and disclosure. The City had to sacrifice other public land in exchange for the Park. Recent IMDC leadership neglected the City's local partnership and posted signs on two fences (shown below) for the last two years stating their intention to unneccesarily build on the site and destroy our field of dreams, which has been a great community asset and green space for 15 years. Good government matters, and the IMDC must accountability to community oversight!  On May 20, 2009 the City Council approved the acquistion of Livingston Field as Livingston Park from IMD, though sadly at the expense of trading other land. On July 19, 2007, the City Council (sponsors Ald. Burnett, Ald. Fioretti, and Ald. Solis) and Mayor Daley unanimously passed a resolution urging the IMDC to keep Livingston Park a baseball field, and we deeply thank them for their official support! Without their long-term devotion, the Park and NWLL would have been bulldozed and pushed aside by the IMDC. NWLL strongly condemned IMDC's self-serving position.
Here are some summer 2007 articles:
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Welcome to the Near West Little League,
serving Chicago's Near West and West Side!
(Last site update: 7/2/09)
Division Schedules Are Posted!
NWLL 2009 Important General Rules
NWLL 2009 Information Sheet (in pdf)
NWLL phone: 312-217-0680
help@nearwest.org
Dateline 8/27: NWLL 13-15 All-Stars are featured on Fox TV's "Good Day Chicago"
June 6 Opening Day Schedule (as of 5/29)
| 8:30 |
5K Run for Hope – 3 laps around field neighborhood. $10 fee includes t-shirt; contact Courtney Allen for full details at: callen@chicagohopeacademy.com.
NWLL registration table open for all divisions; food and mitts will be sold. |
| 10:00 |
Mayor Daley, Aldermen Solis, Fioretti, and Burnett and Parks Superintendent Tim Mitchell joined by Bob Muzikowski for the Opening Ceremony and the new Livingston Park dedication |
10:30 |
Mayor Daley's first pitch for boys baseball and girls softball. |
| 10:45 |
Secretary of State Jesse White Presentation and his Tumblers show |
| 11:00 |
Let the Games Begin! |
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Mayor Daley throws out the first pitch at Opening Day, as he has every year! Mayor Daley recognizes our community organization + local government partnership and how elected officials have a duty to honor these partnerships. We deeply thank him for his kind support!
NWLL thanks a new organizational donor this year Pitch In for Baseball for their major gift of mitts, batts, and balls to support all divisions. |
NWLL also thanks a new ministry from Christian Sports International, who were represented by former Major League Players Tom McGough, Mike Hutchison, Dave Rettig, and Brad Root at both an evening clinic and the Opening Day ceremony. |
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Secretary of State Jesse White and his famous tumblers have generously come to Opening Day every year! Secretary White always takes the opportunity to encourage our players with a message of hope, responsibility, and health. |
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