Melrose Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joe McMillan

1952-2019

— “Just let the kids play” —

Joe McMillan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 6, 2024

1. Joe McMillan Marker

Inscription. Joe McMillan served as the Illinois Little League District 10 Administrator for 27 years (1991-2018). Prior to that, Joe was the Assistant District Administrator for this same area for 23 years. Keep in mind this is a volunteer position, as Joe always wanted to give back to not only Melrose Park, but many towns in the surrounding area. Joe made it possible for countless numbers of children to play the game he loved. He loved watching the kids play. He was a huge Yankees Fan. Joe treasured his friends and was always there when you needed him. You could always count on Joe! He is sorely missed by many people, but most of all by those who loved him here in his beloved village of Melrose Park. As Joe always said with that great big smile of his...."Later"!

Erected 2024 by Village of Melrose Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.

Location. 41° 54.5′ N, 87° 52.154′ W. Marker is in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Indian Boundary Road north of North Avenue (Illinois Route 64), on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the small building that houses the bathrooms on the first base side of Terry Serpico Field. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1923 Indian Boundary Road, Melrose Park IL 60160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cpl. Robert H. Corley and Pfc. Ronnie L. Russell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sharp Memorial Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Joseph I. Bulger Jr. Memorial Park and Auditorium (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ralph "Babe" Serpico Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose Park.

More about this marker. The marker was unveiled in June 2024 at a ceremony where the field was also renamed from Ruby Field to Terry Serpico Field, after a local organizer of youth sports.

The field sits on Indian Boundary Road, a ⅓-mile-long street that is a rare remnant of the southwest-to-northeast diagonal boundary established by the Treaty of St. Louis in 1816. That pact ceded a large swath of land owned by native tribes to the U.S. government; it was one of many treaties in the first three decades of the 1800s that led to the expulsion of Native Americans in the area by around 1833. A handful of other roads in Chicagoland line up with this boundary, including another Indian Boundary Road, also

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 13, 2025

2. Joe McMillan Marker

The McMillan marker is to the right of a photo of the 1954 Melrose Park Little League team, which qualified for the Little League World Series and finished in fourth place.

⅓ of a mile long, that is two miles northeast of here in suburban River Grove.

Also see . . .
1. Photos of the field renaming ceremony. From the Village of Melrose Park Instagram page (Submitted on September 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Little League International Mourns the Passing of Joe McMillan. A brief remembrance of Joe McMillan from Little League Baseball (Submitted on September 9, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Terry Serpico Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 6, 2024

3. Terry Serpico Field

The marker is on the building on the left side of this photo, on the first base sideline.

Melrose Park water tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 7, 2024

4. Melrose Park water tower

The marker is on the front of the building in front of the tower.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 6, 2024

5. Terry Serpico Field

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4. submitted on September 7, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 5. submitted on September 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.