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NASCAR track in Illinois voted one of the best in the country in USA TODAY poll
Illinois is home to one of NASCAR's newest tracks — and also one of its best. The unique course for the Chicago Street Race was voted the No. 2 track in the United States, according to a recent readers' poll conducted by USA TODAY / 10Best. "A route that...
Mopar CAP Program Features Tony Stewart Racing Drivers & Students at NHRA Route 66 Nationals Drag Races This Friday in Joliet
Students from three local area colleges – Waubonsee Community College, Moraine Valley Community College and Milwaukee Area Technical College — will participate in a special Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP) career networking event Friday (May 17) at Route 66 Raceway in the NHRA Gerber Collison & Glass Route 66 Nationals drag races.
Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett sharing the fast life with fans plus previewing the POWER of NHRA at Route 66!
Motorsports legend Tony Stewart and NHRA Star Leah Pruett join Dane Neal in studio at WGN Radio. Hear as this true “power couple” shares excitement to be in Chicago and for the upcoming race weekend at Route 66. Listen as Leah and Tony talk about the unique appeal of NHRA with every ticket being a […]
Foundation helps mothers who have lost children to gun violence cope through art therapy, sports
CHICAGO — Some Chicago moms who have lost children to gun violence are spending Mother’s Day weekend connecting with young people and each other. Chrissy Morgan said she feels conflicted on Mother’s Day. “I definitely feel heavy but I want to keep moving so it’s a battle to say the least,” Morgan said. The mom of four’s only daughter […]
Sky roster set ahead of 2024 WNBA regular season opener
DEERFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – The Chicago Sky will open the WNBA regular season on Wednesday in Dallas for the first of two games on the road against the Wings.First-year head coach Teresa Weatherspoon finally has a finalized roster full of players getting a fresh start.The Sky's 12-player roster was set ahead of the regular season opener after 13th overall draft pick Brynna Maxwell was waived after suffering a knee injury during the preseason.Chennedy Carter and Kysre Gondrezick, both former fourth-overall picks, made the team."I think my intellect as a basketball player has never changed," Gondrezick said. "It's something I've done...
White Sox drop Mother’s Day decision to Guardians, snap winning streak at 5
CHICAGO — The good times did not keep on rolling Sunday for the Chicago White Sox, as the Cleveland Guardians put together a complete performance in a shutout victory over the South Siders. Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen pitched six scoreless innings and notched his fourth victory of the year, giving up six hits and […]
Kysre Gondrezick nears return to WNBA action
Former West Virginia guard Kysre Gondrezick, the highest-drafted player in WVU women’s basketball program history, is one step closer to playing in her first WNBA game in nearly three years. Gondrezick has made the Chicago Sky’s opening roster, ahead of Wednesday’s season-opener. She will wear jersey number 2, the...
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