From their official Web site:
 
Elizabeth "Juanna Rumbel" Gomez and Kelly "Sister Sledgehammer" Simmons could never have imagined what was in store for them when Juanna brought the idea of roller derby back from a trip to the derby revival capital, Austin, Texas. Although originally hesitant about the idea that Juanna was so enthusiastic about, Sister eventually gave in and co-headed an effort to bring roller derby back to its birthplace - Chicago. In September of 2004, that little idea became a reality when the pair recruited and formed Chicago's premiere all-female flat track derby league - our league - the Windy City Rollers.
 
Our first season was held at the historic Congress Theater in Chicago, where we brought out the largest derby audiences any flat track team of the time had seen. After realizing that the small track at the Congress was detrimental to our success on a national level, we relocated to The Stadium in Cicero (just west of Chicago) for our second season. Since then we have consistently packed the stadium, improved our game play, and increased our skating skill levels. Most home-team players attend a minimum of three 2-hour practices a week, strive hard to remain competitive, and work passionately to further roller derby as a legitimate sport.
 
 
From the beginning of the league, the Windy City Rollers have been on the cutting edge of the natIonal derby world.have been proud members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) since its inception and provided a home to the first meeting to standardize rules for interleague game play. We were also lucky enough to participate in The Dust Devil tournament, hosted by Tucson Roller Derby, which brought together several leagues from across the country to compete nationally in the first tournament of its kind. After a disappointing and very educational experience at the tournament, the first Windy City All-Stars were determined to get back to Chicago and figure out how to restructure and redesign game play, practices, and bout structure to remain competitive with the rest of the derby community.
 
 
Since then, it has been a relative "Cinderella story" for us nationally. Coming seemingly out of nowhere in early 2007, with low-to-no expectations from the rest of the country, we moved up from the virtually invisible ranking of #22 of 30, to #7 of 33 in a matter of months - not to mention being ranked 2nd in the Eastern Region.
 
 
For the future, we are focused on remaining a force in the national Flat Track Derby arena. Our league is committed to continue to raise our ranking nationally and make the name "roller derby" synonymous with Chicago. As always, we remain tied to our home and especially to our fans. By continuing to train hard, we will dominate in competition nationwide and keep our local regular season exciting and competitive.