Western Springs in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bennett Field Lights

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 7, 2025

1. Bennett Field Lights Marker

Inscription. The Board of Education of School District 204, the students, families, and community would like to THANK the following donors for their generous contributions toward providing lights for Bennett Field. Their hard work made it possible for more than 3,500 fans to cheer the LIONS on to VICTORY "Under the Lights" on September 9, 1995.

Erected by School District 204.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1995.

Location. 41° 48.163′ N, 87° 53.559′ W. Marker is in Western Springs, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Willow Springs Road south of 47th Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is beneath the scoreboard in the south end zone of Bennett Field, the football stadium at the South Campus of Lyons Township High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4900 Willow Springs Road, Western Springs IL 60558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: James D. Stevenson (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Western Springs Water Tower (approx. 0.6 miles away); H.G. Maxted (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Water Tower (approx. 0.6 miles away); The August Ekdahl House (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Village of Western Springs: The Early Years (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Western Springs.

More about this marker. Most of the marker is dedicated to a long list of donors who helped fund the stadium's lights.

Also see . . . Western Springs Approves Lyons High Football Lights. An August 23, 1995 article from the Chicago Tribune (subscription may be required). Less than three weeks later Bennett Field would host its first night game. (Submitted on September 9, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 7, 2025

2. Bennett Field Lights Marker

Bennett Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 7, 2025

3. Bennett Field

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.