A naked woman stood stock-still in a racquetball court, clenching a lit candle between her teeth. Three men and another woman, all naked and armed with small plastic squirt guns, surrounded her and took aim at the flame. Several squirts hit the woman’s chest, then her cheek. She laughed, struggling to steady the candle. Soon the entire group was laughing, and finally the candle went out.
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Attracting nudists from Chicago, Indiana, Aurora, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, and Saint Charles, the Chicago Sun Club meets twice a month from September to May. Half the time they come to the Southlake Club; when they’re not holding the nude Olympics, they play wally ball and soak in the hot tubs. And once a month they go buff bowling.
Husband and wife Carol and George Morrison have run the Chicago Sun Club for 15 years. They took it over when the previous operators moved away, George Morrison said. “We enjoy the lifestyle, and we have a lot of friends in the club. If we didn’t [take it over], there was the potential it would fold. There were a number of men who were willing to take it over, but it seems when a couple runs it, it’s likely to be more balanced and attract more women.”
When Johnson’s late wife was bedridden, he took over the household chores. “I’d get up in the morning, clean, do laundry, scrub the floors, and she’d say, ‘Goddamn it, put some pants on.’ I’d say, ‘I don’t want to get my clothes dirty.’”
The admission charge for club activities is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. “We charge the same for singles or couples,” said George Morrison, so that male nudists are more likely to bring women. Members can bring their kids for no extra charge, though they rarely do.
