Elgin high school football field ruined by weed killer mix-up

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Don't feel so bad about that typo in your work email last week. This is way worse.

The company that maintains St. Edward High School's football field in Elgin accidentally mixed up weed killer in with fertilizer and destroyed most of the grass (photo from ABC 7):

Yikes.

"It was an honest mistake made in the mixing of chemicals for the field and they feel terrible about it," athletic director P.J. White told the Chicago Tribune. "Someone grabbed the wrong bottle when they were mixing chemicals.

"They've been putting top dressing on the field and have been doing what they can to try to get some type of growth."

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The issue at hand right now is if the field is in such poor condition that St. Edwards' home game against Immaculate Conception can be played there or will have to move to another location.

The football team will try and practice on the field before making a final decision Thursday, according to the Tribune.

"The safety of our athletes will be the No. 1 thing we consider when we determine whether this game or any others are moved," White said. "Right now, the field is in no worse condition than many fields are later on in the season.

"It doesn't look great, but there is grass there. We're certainly not going to win any grass beauty pageants or anything."

Check out an additional look at the St. Edward football field via an Elgin resident below.

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