Soccer Saturdays

The Guest's youth soccer memories run through Roselle and Hoffman Estates, mostly Roselle.

After games at the Union Oil fields, the kids got hotdogs and soda from a cart. His family didn't run it. It was simply part of the after-game memory.

He grew up in The Trails in Roselle, with walking trails, parks, a clubhouse and a community pool.

The community pool had a swim-test and tag system. Passing the test meant being able to go without a parent.

Soccer, something to eat after the game, and a pool you could eventually visit on your own: those are the pieces of growing up he remembers here.