Chicago Athletic Association
Osayi Omoregie has accumulated professional experience in customer service and hospitality at the Chicago Athletic Association, serving as a Front Desk Agent and Hotel Bellman since June 2022. Prior to this, Osayi completed an internship with Urban Alliance from September 2020 to July 2021, collaborating with mentors and program coordinators to understand the business landscape. Academically, Osayi is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Traditional Animation/Illustration at Columbia College Chicago, a program started in September 2021, and previously attended Chicago Tech Academy from 2017 to 2021, focusing on Fine/Studio Arts.
Chicago Athletic Association
We never forget where we came from. And neither will you. With echoes of banging billiard balls, tossed poker chips and clinking glasses resonating through the halls, our 1893 Venetian Gothic landmark is a living, breathing ode to Chicago’s rich story—where the spirit of play reigned supreme. After all, this is the city where the can-do attitude of Ernie “Let’s Play Two!” Banks lives on. Where the father of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, shook all night long. And Sir Duke tickled the ivories at The Blue Note. And this was the club whose venerable members swam with five-time Olympic gold medalist Johnny Weissmuller—a.k.a. the original Hollywood Tarzan—and watched fellow member Pudge Heffelfinger own so much end zone, he became football’s first pro. Reserved for the elite and privileged for 122 years—until we opened the doors and welcomed everyone—today Chicago Athletic Association is both a novel downtown destination on the doorstep of Millennium Park and a historic monument to the big-shouldered spirit that defines our beloved city. Ours is never, ever the same place twice.