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Cubs/Sox Rivalry: Oak Lawn Couple Battles for Bragging Rights

Richard and Dorothy are happily married except during the annual Chicago Crosstown Classic.

I ran into Richard Forkin and Dorothy Zmich in front of the Starbucks by the Metra Station.

Richard was wearing a Sox hat, Dorothy a Cubs hat. Dorothy said that people had been stopping them all day.

Except for their Cubs-Sox rivalry, they've been happily married for 25 years. It's a second marriage for both.

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I asked Dorothy is love was more wonderful the second time around.

She said, "the first time was pretty wonderful."

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After assuring them that I wasn't a nut, they let me take their picture for Patch.


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