Who Makes What - [04/15/2006]
A stenographer who makes more than Barack Obama. A doctor who makes less than a dog walker.
Press Center
WBEZ - Chicago (NPR)
Three to See: Life's Simple Pleasures - [01/25/2008]
The Christian Science Monitor
In roller derby's revival, women elbow to the fore - [04/26/2006]
At a harshly lit, slightly grungy second-story space in Chicago, things are getting ugly. Women are flying across the floor, knocking one another down, etc.
Love Chicago
Sisterhood and Scuffle - [04/01/2006]
The women of the Windy City Rollers (WCR) are tough – that’s a given. You have to be tough to endure the physical demands of the sport of roller derby.
CBS2 News
Queens of Pain: Women's Roller Derby Grows in Popularity - [03/09/2006]
Back in the sixties and seventies roller derby was big. Well, it's gaining popularity again. Chicago has a women's team called the Windy City Rollers.
Time Out Chicago Magazine
Local Heros - [03/09/2006]
What’s your favorite restaurant? Favorite Chicago dish? Kelly Simmons: Club Lucky—great authentic Italian tucked away in a comfy neighborhood setting.
ABC7 News
Windy City women bring back roller derby - [02/06/2006]
With names like, Val Capone, Octopushy, Quiet Storm, and Juanna Rumble, you know we are not talking about badminton, or tiddlywinks.
Chicago Sun-Times
Born to bang - [01/29/2006]
Fast, furious and fight-prone might not be the most favored of feminine features, but they are necessary features for women who love to deal as derby dames.
Daily Herald
Ready to Rumble - [09/09/2005]
They skate fast, fall hard and aren't afraid to bite, punch and claw. And the roller derby crowd loves them.
ABC7 News
National Roller Derby Hall of Fame Weekend in Chicago - [08/11/2005]
The National Roller Derby Hall of Fame Weekend in Chicago celebrates the 70th anniversary of creator Leo Seltzer's first Roller Derby at the Chicago Coliseum.
NBC5 - 10 o'clock news
Roller Derby Resurgence Slams Into Chicago - [07/13/2005]
The roller derby seems to be making a comeback, and there's no better place to check it out than in its birthplace, Chicago.
Time Out Chicago Magazine
Ready to Rumble - [06/16/2005]
These girls have all the makings of instant media darlings: Cute and sassy, sell a lot of merch and purvey clever, hyperbolically fierce personas and tons more.
Chicago Tribune RedEye via USRollerGirls.com
Girls Gone Wild - [06/08/2005]
Ana Mission is on a mission. The pink-haired Double Crosser is trying to jam her way through a pack of crazy-brave women on roller skates.
NPR - Chicago Public Radio
Windy City Rollers - [03/21/2005]
A group of Chicago women is putting a new spin on the classic rough-and-tumble of roller derby.
Windy City Times
Roller Derby Comeback… - [01/04/2005]
All over the country, women are strapping on skates and pulling up fishnets to join the revolution to revitalize and reclaim a long-forgotten sport.
Chicago Reader
When Rumbel Met Sledgehammer: How Kelly Simmons and Elizabeth Gomez went from... - [12/10/2004]
The sun hadn't quite begun to set outside the tour bus window when Juanna Rumbel lost her train of thought.
UR Chicago
Get Down and Derby - [12/09/2004]
The Windy City Rollers, Chicago's brand new punk-rock wonders on wheels, bring roller derby back to the city's birthplace.
NewCity Chicago
Hell on wheels: Juanna Rumble and Sister Sledgehammer revive the roller derby - [11/03/2004]
"If you haven't signed your waiver and you're on skates, PLEASE see Sister Sledgehammer IMMEDIATELY," blares a female voice from the deejay booth at Liars Club.
606mag.com
Talk Derby to Me - [10/29/2004]
I know all about roller derby. I saw that one epsiode of the original “Charlie's Angels” with Farrah Fawcett when she went undercover as a roller derby queen.
Q101
Sister and Cherry get interviewed for Q101 - [10/27/2004]
Sister Sledgehammer and Broken Cherry interview on Q101.
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