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  Olympia Fields, IL
The village of Olympia Fields developed from the Olympia Fields Country Club, for which it was named.
Residential lots on the western side of the tracks first sold in 1919, and by 1923 the Greek revival–style station at Olympia Fields was a regular stop for commuter trains.
According to local lore, village incorporation was achieved in 1927 by counting railroad workers temporarily housed in cars on a nearby siding to meet the population minimum of 150.
www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/930.html   (562 words)

  
 Docket No. 93462, Hawthorne v. Village of Olympia Fields (Il. S. Ct.)
It granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendants on count II of her complaint, declaring that the "home occupations" provision of Olympia Fields' zoning ordinance was null and void to the extent that it excludes or has the effect of excluding the operation of licensed day-care homes in the village.
Because it is a non-home-rule unit, Olympia Fields cannot adopt ordinances under a general grant of power that infringe upon the spirit of state law or are repugnant to the general policy of the state.
The majority concedes that Olympia Fields is within its authority in promulgating ordinances that "divide[ ] the village into districts according to the criteria set forth in the law, establish[ ] the standards to which buildings and structures in each district must conform, and prohibit[ ] certain uses in certain districts." Slip op.
www.state.il.us /court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2003/April/Opinions/Html/93462.htm   (5662 words)

  
 Village Profile - Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia Fields is nestled amidst rolling prairie land, recalling a panorama of what Charles Beach saw in the fall of 1913, when he stepped off the train in Flossmoor and began walking in a southeasterly direction.
Olympia Fields is located approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago via Interstate 57, and an easy drive along east-west State Route 30 to Joliet and surrounding suburbs.
Olympia Fields’ homeowners associations are proactive in both maintaining the aesthetic appeal of their neighborhoods and communities, as well as ensuring they are safe places to raise a family.
www.villageprofile.com /illinois/olympiafields/olympiafields.html   (1450 words)

  
 Village News
The Village of Olympia Fields is currently experiencing an unprecedented rate of growth in both the residential and commercial sectors of our economy.
Olympia Fields registers an eleven percent average rate of return on investment consecutively for the years 2004-2005 (statistics collected from Baird and Warner Real Estate South Suburban office as accumulated from data from the Realtor Association of West/South Suburban Chicagoland).
While the Village of Olympia Fields is relatively a small community employing a modest size administrative staff, it takes pride in the level of professionalism and sophistication employed in managing short term and long-term goals and objectives.
www.olympia-fields.com /village_news.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Olympia Fields, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest majority fl communities in the United States.
Olympia Fields is located at 41°31′6″N, 87°41′34″W (41.518290, -87.692744)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympia_Fields,_Illinois   (408 words)

  
 Olympia Fields shows its teeth on holes 7-12   (Site not responding. Last check: )
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. -- After 54 holes at the U.S. Open, one thing stands out: five of the first six holes are relatively easy and then Olympia Fields takes a 180-degree turn with the middle part of the course.
The ninth is normally the finishing hole at Olympia Fields, a par four of 496 yards.
Like most of the holes at Olympia Fields, the 10th is a straightforward par-4 of 444 yards that doglegs slightly to the left.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=14310   (1265 words)

  
 Olympia Fields C.C.
Olympia Fields Country Club was founded in 1915 by a group of investors headed by prominent Chicago businessman Charles Beach.
Olympia Fields was founded in 1915 some 25 miles south of Chicago.
Interestingly, Olympia Fields has the look and feel of an old 1920s style course, but the length is a respectable 7177 yards.
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 Olympia Fields C.C. Spent $2 Million On Course Renovations
"Olympia Fields is a pretty nice golf course," said Jack Nicklaus of the venue he won the 1968 Western Open on.
Meeks heeded the words of the Golden Bear, and when the USGA and Olympia Fields got together after the Senior Open the changes were requested.
While some of the changes to Olympia Fields are physical, the Playability aspects of the course have to be addressed as well.
www.usopen.com /2003/press/course-renovations.html   (805 words)

  
 Olympia Fields, IL
Olympia Fields began as a golfer's dream in 1913.
Charles Beach, founder of the Olympia Fields Country Club and eventually first president of the Village of Olympia Fields (incorporated in 1927), envisioned the Club and the Village as a paradise for lovers of nature and sport.
Information from the 2000 Census of Olympia Fields provides more details, and more information about the Village is also available through the Olympia Fields page.
www.pfpl.org /olyfield.html   (204 words)

  
 Olympia Fields Country Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympia Fields Country Club is a prestigious golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of The Loop.
Olympia Fields has hosted four major championships in total, two U.S. Opens, 1928 and 2003, and two PGA Championships, 1925 and 1961.
Olympia Fields is famous for its enormous clubhouse, which was completed in 1925 at a cost of $1.3 million.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympia_Fields_Country_Club   (337 words)

  
 PGATOUR.com - TOUR Insider: Open affair at Olympia Fields Country Club
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. -- The weather forecast here changes hourly but what remains unaltered is the fact that this 103rd
The rest of the players have to battle the odds of going up against Woods, but Olympia Fields, which is a largely negligible 7,190 yards, is the great equalizer.
With its doglegs and slopes and deceptive greens, Olympia Fields is more of a riddle to be solved rather than a routing to be navigated.
www.golfweb.com /print/story/6424367   (767 words)

  
 Zoriana Real Estate Network, Ltd. Olympia Fields
The Village of Olympia Fields is easily accessible from downtown Chicago via I-57.
Olympia Fields offers a "country-club atmosphere" with attractive tree-lined streets displaying a wide array of elegant custom-built homes.
Various parochial and private schools in neighboring communities are also available to residents of Olympia Fields.
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 The Village of Olympia Fields
The Enhancement Organization & The Village of Olympia Fields Invite you to the “80th Anniversary Celebration” On Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the Olympia Fields Country Club.
This unique community is a testament to the rich history of Olympia Fields as well as a steady commitment on the part of our Village President and the Board of Trustees to ensure that our Village will never lose the beauty and charm that make us unique.
We know you'll agree that Olympia Fields is truly a place where old world charm meets contemporary values.
www.olympia-fields.com   (182 words)

  
 Quick return to Olympia Fields unlikely   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Olympia Fields, the site for this year's Open, learned it falls in the second tier along with Oakland Hills, Oakmont, Brookline and Congressional, among several others.
Olympia Fields, however, also is likely to be asked to hold a U.S. Women's Open, perhaps in 2009, and maybe even another U.S. Senior Open; the 1997 event was at Olympia Fields.
It is hoped that by the time the Open is set to return to Olympia Fields there will be a new set of public officials who recognize the benefit of having a worldwide event in their back yard.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=20049   (547 words)

  
 Community Profile
Olympia Fields is a wonderful community to live, work, and play.
Everything Olympia Fields has to offer is available to you and we are only 27 miles from downtown Chicago, accessible by Metra train or Interstate 57.
Nestled amongst award-winning school districts, and world-class entertainment and dining, Olympia Fields holds its own as a diverse community where old world charm meets contemporary values.
www.olympia-fields.com /community_profile.htm   (140 words)

  
 U.S. Open: Furyk storms to first big title at Olympia Fields
The man with the loopy swing won his first major championship yesterday at Olympia Fields Country Club, and he did it in impressive fashion.
Fields than Olympia Fields for three days -- there were 70 sub-par rounds in three rounds -- the course finally played to U.S. Open standards in the final round.
What's more, he was carrying a five-shot lead heading to the final nine holes at Olympia Fields, thanks to a two-putt birdie from 20 feet at the par-5 sixth and back-to-back bogeys at Nos.
www.post-gazette.com /sports/golf/20030616open0616p3.asp   (1202 words)

  
 Olympia Fields, IL (Illinois) Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
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Median gross rent in Olympia Fields, IL in 2000: $2,001
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www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Olympia-Fields-Illinois.html   (672 words)

  
 About Us
The Olympia Fields Park District is dedicated to providing quality leisure facilities and recreation/education for children, teenagers, adults, seniors and persons of all ages with disabilities.
It is also the Park District's goal to preserve open space within the community to assure a high quality environment now and in the future for all Olympia Fields' residents.
With over 350 park districts throughout the State of Illinois, the Olympia Fields Park District is honored to be one of only 28 to earn the IAPD/IPRA Distinguished Agency Award.
www.olympiafieldsparkdistrict.org /pages/AboutUs.cfm   (127 words)

  
 The Golf Channel - A Closer Look at Olympia Fields - May 28, 2003
Olympia Fields C.C. In June of 2003 the eyes of the golfing world will be treated to a step back in time.
The North Course, at Olympia Fields C.C. located in the leafy, south suburbs of Chicago will play host to the 103rd United States Open Championship for the second time in its great history.
The fifth hole, a 44-yard par four, requires a shot from an elevated tee to a narrow, undulating fairway that is guarded on the left by trees and on the right by a creek that meanders down the fairway and then cuts back across 125 yards from the green.
www.thegolfchannel.com /core.aspx?page=15100&dv=85465&select=9585   (767 words)

  
 Olympia Fields Country Club - HOME
The members of Olympia Fields Country Club look forward to a positive future while preserving the rich tradition of
Olympia Fields Country Club was founded not only on the rich traditions of golf, but the unshakable camaraderie that accompanies a true Chicagoland country club.
It was as if Nature herself had designed the terrain to become what is now Olympia Fields Country Club.
www.ofcc.info   (180 words)

  
 Olympia Fields Country Club by Artists' Golf
Olympia Fields, North Course: Resurrected from obscurity with careful renovation and arranging this Chicago area course became the unexpected host of the 2003 U.S. Open.
It was however, the success of the U.S. Senior Open that prompted the USGA to consider Olympia Fields for the U.S. Open Prior to that the course had slipped from prominence due to the rise of modern equipment and a distinct lack of desire for publicity by the membership.
But attitudes change and after golf course architect Mark Mungeam lengthened the North course by 283 yards to a 7,190 and deepening most of the fairway bunkers, the par 70 layout once again possessed the luster of its prestigious past.
www.artistsgolf.com /olympiafields.htm   (423 words)

  
 Olympia Fields Has Championship History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For such a storied course, Olympia Fields is taking on just its second U.S. Open championship, the last coming in 1928, 13 years after the course opened.
At one point Olympia Field C.C. was the largest country club in the United States.
After a review of Olympia Fields, its history with numerous championships and the list of golf’s biggest names, it is clear that few venues in the Chicago area could hold up the responsibility.
www.usopen.com /2003/press/championship-history.html   (574 words)

  
 Become an OFCC Caddie   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The first week in April is always registration time for all potential Olympia Fields caddies.
Olympia Fields Country Club has two 18 Hole Courses (the North and the South courses).
At Olympia Fields CC, we have many holes that are designated as MANDATORY FORECADDIE holes, where all caddies in a group are required to go ahead and forecaddie.
www.olympiacaddies.com /Become.htm   (4481 words)

  
 Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States [Populated Place] is in Cook County; location is 41°30'48"N 87°40'27"W [SourceGSP]
Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States [Village]; population was 4,248 in 1990; housing units was 1,434 in 1990; location is 41°31'N 87°42'W; land area is 2.86 square miles (1,830 acres); water area is 0.00 square miles (2 acres); FIPS code is 55938 [SourceCBP]
Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States Postal Service Zip Code is 60461 (Sta #1) [SourcePSZ]
www.placesnamed.com /o/l/olympia_fields.asp   (82 words)

  
 Committees
The Village of Olympia Fields is fortunate to have in its midst so many generous and giving people.
The Village of Olympia Fields has very active Homeowners Associations that work closely with the village to promote the quality of life that we have all learned to appreciate in Olympia Fields
EOOF is an organization of insightful and dedicated members that promote their vision of Olympia Fields to be the number one community that successfully maintains diversity, has schools of excellence and influences public policy.
www.olympia-fields.com /committees_&_commissions.htm   (660 words)

  
 U.S. Open venue Olympia Fields plans a makeover of its South Course
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. -- Most golfers know Olympia Fields Country Club because its famed North Course has hosted several major championships over the years, among them the 1997 U.S. Senior Open and the 2003 U.S. Open.
In the 1920s, Olympia Fields was the largest private country club in America by the 1920s, boasting the North and South courses and two others on a plot of nearly 700 acres.
Financial troubles during World War II led forced the club to sell the other two courses for residential development, leaving the North and South.
www.pga.com /news/travel/midwest/olympia021306.cfm   (435 words)

  
 Four Sectional Hopefuls Earn Ticket To Olympia Fields | United States Golf Association
The stakes were extremely high: the fourth and final qualifying spot from the 72-player sectional field.
Already in the Open field from the site was medalist Fredrik Jacobson of Sweden (138), who ranks 13th on the European PGA Tour's Order of Merit, and John Maginnes and Geoffrey Sisk, both of whom carded 140s.
However, he might be one of the longest of longshots to survive local and sectional qualifying.
www.usga.org /news/2003/june/olympia.html   (1288 words)

  
 Olympia Fields Illinois Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Olympia Fields IL
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 Olympia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympia is an ancient city in Greece which was the site of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Olympia, California, a city and a station site at the northern end of the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz County, California
Olympia is a relatively common first name for women, especially among Greeks and people of Greek descent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympia   (431 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Olympia Fields private but diverse   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Olympia Fields clubhouse tower overlooks golfers as they practice Monday for the 103rd U.S. Open.
While it may not be as easily accessible as Bethpage Black — the initiation fee is $35,000 and two sponsors are required for each prospective member — in the elitist, private country club world, Olympia Fields is fairly diverse.
And according to Russell Ruscigno, Olympia Fields' general manager, there are full members with other minority cultural backgrounds but he's uncomfortable categorizing them.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/pga/2003-06-10-olympia-diversity_x.htm   (707 words)

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