CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Special Olympics Illinois is proud to announce four Illinois athletes have been selected to join the Special Olympics USA delegation at the 2025 Special Olympics World Games in Turin, Italy. These athletes will compete on the world stage from March 8-16, 2025, showcasing their abilities and representing Illinois with pride.

The athletes representing Special Olympics Illinois are:

HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS (August 13, 2024) — The race towards the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models championship marks a final trip to the Land of Lincoln and Hawkeye State in 2024.

Visiting two states synonymous with dirt racing lore, the Series regulars will race four nights at three new dirt tracks in the form of Highland Speedway, Spoon River Speedway, and Maquoketa Speedway.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2024) — A nine-mile trail extension will open on August 17 linking the High Trestle and Raccoon River Valley trails, forming a nearly-continuous 120-mile paved loop. Iowa Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Luke Hoffman has been selected by the Racoon River Valley Trail Association to lead a bike ride at 11AM on August 17, starting at the Racoon River Valley Trailhead in Perry to mark the occasion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will follow at 1PM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 18, 2024) — Before the 2024 season, only two drivers had won four or more consecutive races to open the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Tyler Erb has now made that a three-person club with his fourth-straight Feature win Tuesday night at Davenport Speedway.

His company? National Dirt Late Model Hall-of-Famers Scott Bloomquist, who won four-in-a-row to start the season in 1990, and Billy Moyer Sr, who won six-in-a-row to start the 1994 Hell Tour.