David Malamut

In 1991, it seemed odd (if not unwise) when a minor

league franchise moved into a major league market—

one with two big league teams, no less. But the story

of the Kane County Cougars of the single-A Midwest

League has been one of tremendous successes on

the field, at the gates, and above all in the hearts of

baseball fans in Chicago's western suburbs. The team

continues to draw more than half a million fans to

Geneva's cozy