2009 Season Calendar
Rain-Outs, Postponements, and Schedule Changes
should be approved by Commissioner Mike Julian
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:
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.-Sat. |
July 11-18 |
Varies |
Livingston and Skinner |
Girls Play-offs & World Series– check Schedule |
Sat.-Mon. |
July 25-27 |
Varies |
Livingston and Altgeld |
Boys Play-offs begin– check Schedule |
Thur.-Sat. |
July 30-Aug. 1 |
Varies |
Livingston and Altgeld |
Boys World Series– check Schedule |
Sat. |
Aug. 8 |
6-7:30 |
Chicago Hope Academy |
Awards Cere-mony & Dinner (Return jerseys & equipment) |
Fri.-Sun. |
Aug. 7-9 |
Varies |
Altgeld & Livingston |
Boys 13-14 Annual August Tournament |
Sat. |
Aug. 29 |
9-11:15 |
Livingston |
Final T-Ball & Picnic (Return jerseys) |
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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Near West Gazette (plus editorial)
2009 Division Schedules
The 2009 season runs from June 6 (Opening Day) to the end of July with no games on July 4th (except T-Ball). However, Girls Softball goes from May 2 until July 25 (including All-Star game). T-Ball will go from May 30 until August 29 (extended date).
ROSTER SHEETS: Rosters are due by June 20. Coaches should be prepared with a list of all players along with all payments received. Here is the Roster Form (in pdf format).
EQUIPMENT and UNIFORMS: If you have any equipment needs, please contact Mike Julian, who has access to our storage garage. Mike also manages all our uniforms, including jerseys, pants, and caps. Players are asked to return jerseys and pants after the season.
Here are the 2009 schedules for our six divisions:
- 5-8 Girls & Boys T-Ball meets every Saturday at Livingston Field from 9am to 11am from May 30 until August 29 (extended date) including July 4th. On August 29, we will celebrate our season with our last games followed by a family picnic and distribution of the team picture at 10:30. T-Ball consists of 40 all-star players with assorted major league team uniforms. Four all-star teams are formed each week for two games based on attendance, skill level, and having new teammates!
- 8-10 Boys Baseball (play Mon. at 6pm and Sat. at 11am at Livingston only)
- 8-11 Girls Softball every Saturday at Sheridan Park from 10am to 12noon from May 2 until July 18 with a break for July 4th. The playoffs and awards ceremony is pending for July 18.
- 10-12 Boys Baseball (play Wed. at 6pm and Sat. at 11am)
- 11-14 Girls Softball (play Tues. at 6pm and Sat. at 11am or 1pm at Livingston or Skinner)
- Click Here for Girls Softball Rules
- 13-15 Boys Baseball (play Tues. or Thurs. at 6pm and Sat. at 1pm, 3pm or 5pm)
2007 Playoffs schedule and results
2008 Playoffs schedule and results
2009 Playoffs schedule and results