Chicago chess players: "There are many good ones, but no club"

This Chicago Tribune story is hot off the presses (belated hat-tip to Keith Ammann).

P.S. 7/5/2012: the original link didn't work, so I uploaded the image of the 1887 newspaper article, thinking that one could click on it to magnify it.  Oops!  If you're dying of curiosity, you can download the image to your desktop, open in Windows Paint, and resize to (say) 250% to read.

But it ain't *that* interesting :-)

 

Scholastic club at Algonquin Area Public Library

Details here!

Chess Club

Monday, October 4, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Harnish Program Room, Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Dr., Algonquin, IL Tel: 847-458-6060

Chess players in grades 2nd-8th are invited to practice their game in a friendly environment. Various skill levels are welcome to compete. If you have a chess board, please bring it along.

Contact: library, 847-458-6060
www.aapld.org

From the Wilmette Life

If you're running a local Chicago club, one way to increase your visibility is to submit a notice to the Community Calendar of your local Sun-Times Media paper.  In this case, it's the Wilmette Life:

The North Shore Chess Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Starbucks, 347 Park Ave., Glencoe. The club has a relaxed, drop-in atmosphere and is open to players, adults and teenagers, at all skill levels. The club doesn't offer any formal classes but advanced players are always willing to help those who are less experienced. There are no tournaments and no fee. Members need only bring their own chess sets. E-mail: guntherrice@gmail.com.

Chess Club at Willye B. White Park Recreation Center (Rogers Park)

Via Rogers Park in 1,000 Words:

Chess Club at Willye B. White Park Recreation Center Fridays from April 2nd - June 4th, 2010 6:30pm - 8:30pm / Ages 21 and Over Willye B. White Park Recreation Center 1610 W. Howard Street Chicago, IL 60626