DeKalb welcomes back drum and bugle corps

DeKALB - Members of the Chicago Royal-Airs Senior Exhibition Corps had the most gray hair of any of the groups performing Friday night at Hopkins Park, but most said they feel like teenagers when they take to the field. Seven drum and bugle corps gave spectators a sneak peek of the performances they will be giving during the Drum Corps Midwest Championships tonight. Most of those performing were junior corps with members under 21 years old. Rich Tessitore said playing the baritone bugle takes him back to when he participated with the Norwood Park Imperials. He left the group when he "aged-out" at 21. The 60-year-old Palatine resident is a member of the Chicago Royal-Airs alumni group, which formed in 2002. The group, which was started in Ch