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THE PERFECT WEEKEND
THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
11/03-11/04/12
Janie and Chuck Walsh get together at their Lake Forest home. Chuck is a long-time investor in the Chicago White Sox and in the Chicago Bulls.
For Janie and Chuck, IT’S ABOUT HAVING A BALL WATCHING SPORTS
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ou often have ideal weather in early October, and for the perfect weekend, we would be lucky enough to have the White Sox in an October experience on a Friday night. We love bringing people to the games. We have a nice dining room for our guests. We occasionally sit in the super suites to be social or in seats behind the White Sox dugout. It would become more perfect when we win the game. We have a nice downtown dig in the Ritz-Carlton condominium complex where we’d stay that night. On Saturday, we’d have a nice massage at the Ritz. We’d jump in the pool, go to the steam room. We’d take a walk by Grant Park. If the children were with us, we’d go to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse, for dinner. My daughter’s son once had 20 servings there – he’s a teenager. That evening, there’d be a nice Bulls’ game at the stadium. We’d have company with us and enjoy the front-row seats behind the visitors’ bench. If we get to see Kobe (Bryant) and Dwight Howard up close, that’s even better. On Sunday, we’d have a very nice breakfast. We’d go to Ralph Lauren for lunch. It’s about a block away. We have friends who have a sailboat. There’s nothing better than that. We like dining out with friends. That night, we’d go to the ballet or the theatre. ■ ~ Janie and Chuck Walsh, as told to David Sweet
“We’d have company with us and enjoy the front-row seats behind the visitors’ bench. If we get to see Kobe (Bryant) and Dwight Howard up close, that’s even better.”