Dear Friends:                                                                                                                November 19, 2025

As we count our blessings this Holiday Season, be sure to include the Oak Brook Sports Core.  This treasure was purchased in 1977 and Oak Brook residents have enjoyed it ever since.

However, in 2025, a subset of village trustees sought to establish a private business on Sports Core land.   In response, Friends of Oak Brook Sports Core was formed.  We begged village leadership to not agree to a 25-year deal with a private caterer that seeks to build a stark white building on Sports Core land.  Village leadership refused to listen to us or to the many residents that spoke at board meetings this summer.  As a result, Friends of Oak Brook Sports Core had to file suit against the village and the caterer.   Our goal is simply to protect the Oak Brook Sports Core from commercialization.  We seek to enforce zoning laws and the deed to Sports Core land.  We are encouraged by the fact that our lawsuit has, so far, stopped construction of a banquet hall on Sports Core land.  We must persevere.  We are grateful that three village trustees support our position, but three other trustees and the village president continue to advocate for private use of public land.

At this time, FOBSC asks for your help.

We need money to fund the lawsuit.  ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of your donation will be used to win the lawsuit. FOBSC has no overhead.  We are your neighbors and friends.  We are volunteers.  We appreciate every donation, big or small.   Consider donating:

$48 representing the 48 years that Oak Brook residents have enjoyed the OBBT Clubhouse.

$70 representing the 7-year Chic Chef contract (Dec 2023) that resulted from the 1-year RFP (Oct 2023) 

$250  representing the 25-year Chic Chef construction contract (Oct 2025) that resulted from the 1-year RFP (Oct 2023)

 $720  representing the 72 private meetings Mr Jayara and village management had to plan the 25-year deal

 $1000 representing the 100% of utility costs the Village pays for Chic Chef’s use of the OBBT Clubhouse

Please help us preserve the Oak Brook Sports Core for future generations.  Mail donations to:

FRIENDS OF OAK BROOK SPORTS CORE, INC.

P.O. Box 3124, 1314 Kensington Road

Oak Brook, IL  60522

You can give electronically at: https://givebutter.com/8p2K8T

Thank you for considering our local cause. We truly appreciate your support.

FOBSC directors: Kerry Krafthefer, James Lazzarini, Sanjay Garodia, Denise Marro, Carol Strahan, Michael G.D. Scheid, Jon Campbell.  FOBSC officers: Anne Huber and Karen Bushy.  Friends of Oak Brook Sports Core, Inc., is a non-profit entity organized under IRC 501(c)(4).

  FOBSC.org