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Derby News Network

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#7 Windy City Blows Away #18 Minnesota, 206-18 - [08/19/2008]

Windy City claims another home victory in blowout fashion -- for the second time in a row at Cicero Stadium, the increasingly impressive Chicago squad holds a top-20 team to under 20 points

Derby News Network

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WFTDA Bout Preview: #7 Windy City vs #18 Minnesota - [08/15/2008]

Two Eastern powerhouses get a tune-up for the rapidly approaching October tournaments as Minnesota comes down to Windy City's Cicero Stadium for their very first meeting with the Chicago girls.

Fox News Chicago

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Windy City Rollers Back in Chicago - [07/30/2008]

Windy City Rollers will be back in Chicago very soon, this story on Fox News Chicago at Noon explains.

ABC 7

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'Windy City Rollers' roller derby group - [04/18/2008]

By day they make livings as lawyers, in public relations and some attend school. But in their spare time, they are known by their alter-egos as they compete on wheels.

Chicago Tribune

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Rollers chase glory--and revenge - [09/27/2007]

As women's league gathers momentum, Chicago team gets shot at national spotlight.
Concerning other items: I am not sure if we're going to include every little event listing we get, but I hope it's ok if I send chunks along from time to time...

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WBEZ - Chicago (NPR)

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Three to See: Life's Simple Pleasures - [01/25/2008]

Notfortourists.com

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Windy City Rollers - [01/24/2008]

The Christian Science Monitor

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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.

Chicago Magazine

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Who Makes What - [04/15/2006]

A stenographer who makes more than Barack Obama. A doctor who makes less than a dog walker.

Love Chicago

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

www.newcitychicago.com

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

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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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