Oak Lawn optometrist urges everyone to take the Polar Plunge

BY STEVE METSCH smetsch@southtownstar.com February 20, 2014 8:42PM

Oak Lawn optometrist Casey Hogan is ready to again take the annual Polar Plunge into Lake Michigan on March 2 to raise money for Special Olympics Chicago. | Steve Metsch~Sun-Times Media

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Updated: February 21, 2014 2:15AM

Casey Hogan is ready to again plunge into the chilly waters of Lake Michigan on the first Sunday of March, just as she has for the past eight years.

Once you do it, youre kind of hooked. When you think of how youre helping the athletes, its a no-brainer, she said.

Hogan, an optometrist who has a practice, Advanced Eye Care Professionals, 10320 Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, is urging co-workers, patients and anyone she meets to do the same.

This years 14th annual Chicago Polar Plunge will raise funds for the Special Olympics, and Hogan, a Tinley Park resident, soon will become the president of the Chicago chapter of the organization.

Ive been on the board now since 05 or 06. ... This year, despite the weather, were not nervous at all. We have our first Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel, doing the plunge, Hogan said.

Last year, (Oak Lawn) Mayor Sandy Bury did it while she was campaigning. She just wanted to support the cause, she said.

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Oak Lawn optometrist urges everyone to take the Polar Plunge