In the movie Field Of Dreams, there’s a scene where Shoeless Joe Jackson asks farmer Ray Kinsella, “is this heaven?” In one of the best cinematic lines of all time, Kinsella’s answer was, “no, it’s Iowa.”

Chicago Bulls' stars Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, Joakim Noah, Aaron Gray and Bob Love are scheduled to appear at Bulls Players Camp at the Bulls-White Sox Academy in Lisle this week.

Route 66 Raceway in Joliet is the premiere drag racing venue for the Chicagoland area. Racers from across the nation compete in the world class fascility.

Christian Vande Velde figured it’s been about 200 days of training for and riding in the Tour de France and more than 150 of those have been spent in a hotel room.

Winning the Midwest Region II championship was just a start for the Chicago Fire U15 boys team.

Shane Hackney, who wrote the book on deep snapping, brought his expert knowledge of snapping instruction to the area earlier this summer for two his SnapDoctor Snapping Camps.

Students have been rating their teachers and professors on the internet for years.

Christian Vande Velde figures he just spent 200 days training for and riding in the Tour de France.

A member of Downers Grove's first family of hockey will be bringing his long and successful coaching career closer to home.

Placing winning wagers is not the only thrill available at Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero. Fans can get behind the horse in a real race as part of the Harness Racing School.

Placing winning wagers is not the only thrill available at Hawthorne Race Course in Cicero. Fans can get behind the horse in a real race as part of the Harness Racing School.

The Tom Dreesen Celebrity Invitational, Chicago' stop on the Celebrity Players Golf Tour, will return to Bolingbrook Golf Club Aug. 10-13.

Tryouts for the Rockers Fastpitch 2009 traveling softball teams will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. August 5th through 7th on the back four diamonds of the Lemont Park District fields (16028 W. 127th St. in Lemont).

Major League Lacrosse has named Chicago Machine attackman Mike Leveille the MLL Rookie of the Week.

Jack Perconte’s emphasis on fundamentals made him an excellent bunter and defensive second baseman in the major leagues, and continued to serve him well long after his last major league game with the White Sox in 1986.