- Chicago Curling Club
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Chicago Curling Club Location 555 Dundee Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062Information Established 1948 Founder(s) Houston McBain Club type Dedicated ice USCA region Illinois Sheets of ice Four Rock colors Red and Yellow Website http://www.CurlingChicago.org The Chicago Curling Club is located in Northbrook, Illinois, about 15 miles north of Chicago. It offers curling for men and women from October through March annually. The club was founded in 1948.[1] Annual tournaments include the Senior Men's Bonspiel (December), the Men's Bonspiel (January) and two women's Bonspiels. In odd numbered years the club hosts a mixed bonspiel in February.
The club hosted the 2010 United States Curling Association Mixed Nationals.[2]
A small room in the club's building houses the American Curling History Museum.[3][4]
Board meetings of the Illinois Curling Association are usually held at the Chicago club mostly for logistical reasons, namely large meeting room availability and central location relative to the other Illinois clubs.[citation needed]
References and external links
- ^ Illinois Club History on the Illinois Curling Association Website: http://www.curl-illinois.org/frClubs.html
- ^ U.S. Curling News, March 2010 (page 8)|http://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/march2010_layout_1
- ^ American Curling History Museum at the Chicago Curling Club Website: http://curlingchicago.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=196081&module_id=60748
- ^ Mention of the American Curling History Museum on page 11 of the March, 2010 US Curling News: http://www.usacurl.org/usacurl//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382&Itemid=70
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