NEW NPF FRANCHISE

The Chicago Bandits are happy to announce that they and Benedictine University have come to a tentative agreement to play the Bandits inaugural 2005 season at the new sports complex at Benedictine University, pending the Village of Lisle approval.

The sports complex will include a state of the art football stadium, track and field complex, soccer fields, baseball and softball field with press box, concessions, lights, box seats, bleachers, scoreboard and premium sound system.

Chicago Bandits Principal owner Bill Conroy and lead investor Bill Sokolis, who were both instrumental in the final design of the softball complex, are bringing in 2004 Olympic softball team gold medal winners Leah Amico and Jaime Clark to sign contracts to play for the team in 2005.

Leah O'Brien Amico

Jaime Clark

The Olympic players will be visiting the facility Friday morning before visiting the White Sox / Bull Training Facility in Lisle and then spending the remainder of the weekend enjoying the Chicagoland Fall Classic College Softball Tournament at Centennial Park, in Orland Park. For more information call Bill Conroy at 708-226-1333.

SPY: Another contract announcement is pending.

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