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Article: Oak Park youth enjoys working for Cubs at Wrigley Field
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- Forest Leaves (River Forest, IL)
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- July 27, 2000
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Max Zemel-Mausner is both an enormous baseball fan and a lifetime supporter of the Chicago Cubs.
That makes Wrigley Field the ideal spot for the Oak Park-River Forest High School senior to be employed 81 days during the spring and summer months.
Zemel-Mausner said working at the Friendly Confines is a preferred summer job compared to working in a fast food restaurant, landscaping or painting houses where many high school students find employment.
"(The thrill of working for the Cubs) eventually wears off," said Zemel-Mausner, who gets paid a little more than minimum wage. "I treat it just like any other job.
"I wouldn't say this is better (than other summer jobs). I'd say it's much ...