Friday, November 16, 2012
New Chicago Bulls practice facility replacing Berto Center will be on Chicago’s west side.
The Chicago Bulls will be leaving their Berto Center Deerfield Practice facility for a new site to be built near the United Center on Chicago’s west side, according to a new release from the team. The Bulls have trained at the Berto Center since 1992 and before that since 1985 at what is now the Deerfield Park District’s Sachs Recreation Center. The team announced plans to relocate training facilities to the city in June. Earlier: Update: Poll Seeks Opinion on Bulls Departure “We will miss them,” Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said. “It was fun to have them here. We understand they want to be closer to the city. I’m sure we’ll have a great retrofit for the building.” The Bulls indicated in the release the team will sell the Berto Center…
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Patch poll results indicate 60 percent of respondents want team to remain in Deerfield
When the Chicago Bulls announced they intended to sell Deerfield’s Sherry L. Berto Center where the team trains and move the practice facility to Chicago, Patch readers reacted unhappily to the news they perceived as another blow to the Village. Not everyone was opposed to the move. Of the 60 readers who responded to an unscientific survey, 36 want the team to remain in the Village, 10 are not opposed to the departure and 14 indicated it does not matter to them. Earlier: Update: Poll Seeks Opinion on Bulls Departure As one reader, Wang, put it, “Tough first half of 2012 - first Woodfire Chicken and now the Bulls. What's next for Deerfield,” Wang wrote. The Bulls made it clear when they issued a news release about the departure a major …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Voice your opinion about the Chicago Bulls proposed move from Deerfield to Chicago.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Voice your opinion over the lobbying by Mayor Emanuel to persuade Reinsdorf to leave Deerfield.
Update (Friday, 5:30 p.m.) When the Chicago Bulls announced plans Wednesday to leave Deerfield’s Berto Center for a practice facility in Chicago it quickly became Patch’s most popular story of the month. Patch wants to know how readers feel about the team’s decision to leave a long time home for a new one in the city so a poll has been added to this story. Cast your vote before 3 p.m. Tuesday and Patch will publish the results Wednesday. (Earlier, Wednesday, 8:11 a.m.) The Chicago Bulls committed today to leaving Deerfield’s Sheri L. Berto Center for a practice facility in Chicago, according to a release from the team. The Berto Center has been home to Bulls’ practices since 1992 and for many years before that at the Multiplex, now the …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Both Wilmette and Kenilworth capture classic American culture.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Patch is your guide as you become a tourist in Chicagoland. Whether you're new to town or want to explore the city you've loved for years, check out the Patch Passport series. From the instant you step out of the Linden Ave. CTA Station in Wilmette, a sense of classic American charm strikes you. Perhaps the sensation is sparked by the cobblestone, or knowing that you walk Norman Rockwell-esque avenues that were once similarly enjoyed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, comedian Bill Murray and American Idol Season 10 finalist Casey Abrams. Wander further north along Lake Michigan, and you're hit with becoming testaments to the country's history as you enter the Village of Kenilworth. The people who inhabit both villages continue to make …
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A roundup of the region's major developments for Thursday, March 9.
Here's what's going on in Patch sites around you: Public Nudity, Marijuana Use May Factor Into Alleged Murder. VIDEO: Police Invest in New Technology to Track Wanderers. @MayorEmanuel Author Sits Down With Stephen Colbert. Book Details CEOs' Strategies In Becoming Millionaires.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A roundup of the region's major developments for Thursday, Feb. 24.
Here's what's going on in Patch sites around you: Police Find 538 Marijuana Plants in Home New Trier Student Arrested, Suspected of Selling Pot Brownies Man Batters Roommate In Nursing Home Rahm's Roots: 'We Danced Together at the Snow Ball'
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A roundup of the region's major developments for Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Here are the latest headlines from Patch sites near you: Local Woman Faces Child Porn Charges; More Arrests Possible 13 in Area Health Care Charged in FBI 'Takedown' Niles Spent $182,000 On February Snowstorm Did you Know Rahm? Tell Patch Your Stories!
Tom
12:02 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Yes, it's sad to see them leave. It's fun to know what that anonymous building is. But, it's not like we'll be missing out on some festivals they put on or big amounts of revenue. Not some great corporate citizen, no biggie. more ›