From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Jorie Butler Kent, daughter of Paul Butler, died at age 95.   
      
   Paul Butler famously bought massive amounts of farm land surrounding two   
   intersecting tollways in the western suburbs of Chicago. He incorporated   
   the suburb of Oak Brook. He held the massive land as a polo club which,   
   at its largest extent, had more than a dozen fields and stables for 400   
   horses. Now, the vast land holdings of the polo club were truly land   
   speculation and the club allowed the land to be held with a minimal   
   property tax bill. There were mega developments like Oak Brook Center   
   shopping center, which was surrounded by offices. These were built on   
   former club land.   
      
   She managed the Club, was a champion equestrian, and expert horse   
   breeder. It's one of the world's most expensive hobbies, so you have to   
   be that rich. She was also a prominent conservationist.   
      
   The obit should be readable, not behind a paywall.   
      
   https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/01/30/jorie-butler-   
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