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Brad Spencer has been covering sports in and around Oak Park for more than a decade, which means the young athletes he once covered in high school are now out of college and at home living with their parents while looking for work. No, they're working fine jobs in the city ... and living at home with their parents.   Spencer was born in DeKalb, Ill., went to high school in Arizona then returned to the Midwest and graduated from Illinois State University. He then spent some time searching for the lost city of Z in the Amazon (no luck, but contracted a nasty rash) before scaling Mt. Everest with a sherpa named Vicki (did not reach summit, ate too much beef jerky the night before).   When Spencer is not covering sports, watching sports or writing about sports, he's busy trying to keep his manhood about him while living with five females -- his wife and four daughters. The family has lived in Oak Park since 2002. Spencer's loyalties reside with the Cubs, the Bulls, the Bears, Illinois State and Indiana men's basketball, Penn State football and Coors Light. An accident that involved a fire hydrant and a loose bicycle chain when he was 8 years old prevents Spencer from remembering sports statistics, so don't ask him how many home runs Jody Davis, the man with the grandslam bat, hit -- Google it.

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Camp in session

by Brad Spencer July 8, 2013
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River Forest Youth Baseball’s Jeff Davis marks 32 years with the league

by Brad Spencer June 24, 2013
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A run for the ages

by Brad Spencer June 24, 2013
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New Fenwick hoops coach pleased with early progress

by Brad Spencer June 16, 2013February 10, 2021
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OPRF grad Smith has scored a perfect 10 in college

by Brad Spencer June 14, 2013February 10, 2021
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Wrigley is just plain worn out

by Brad Spencer May 10, 2013January 29, 2021
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OPRF Hockey Club hires new director

by Brad Spencer April 24, 2013
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Roundup: OPRF girls water polo team pushes record to 15-5

by Brad Spencer April 24, 2013
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OPRF hoopsters selected to play in all-star games

by Brad Spencer April 18, 2013
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Concordia University baseball earns top 25 ranking

by Brad Spencer April 18, 2013

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