It's really a shame this happened, but seems the right thing to do in stripping their title. Highly doubt this is unique to Chicago, and I hope all those kids keep playing ball.
When I was young, I was on another side of this. At 11 my mom moved about 20 miles from where I played little league, meaning both my parents lived outside the league area. I was able to stay in my old school and little league (they were both better than the ones where I lived) through benefit of district transfers.. and I was happy to keep playing on teams with my friends, however it broke my heart every year when I was ruled ineligible for All Star play. They'd always let me go through AS tryouts, while my dad appealed each year to get me cleared... but in the end I'd get a letter saying I was an honorary All Star. My league played it straight, but it really used to bum me out.
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