July, but back-to-school time is right around the corner, and some states are helping residents get ready. Many states offer ...

The Joliet Slammers and Pabst Light are uniting in an attempt to set a world record for most hot dogs dropped by helicopter in one hour. The record-setting promotion will be at the July 22 game in ...

Rain may be in the forecast for an Illinois baseball team’s July 22 game — but it won’t be just water falling from the sky.

JOLIET, IL — On Tuesday, July 22nd, the Joliet Slammers are partnering with Pabst Light to attempt the world record for most ...

SAUGET The Gateway Grizzlies received a complete-game effort on the mound from rookie right-hander Bennett Stice (2-0), and ...

Doug and Lisa VanderSchaaf and their family host Joliet Slammers players each summer, Feb. 13, 2018. More than 40 players, from all over the country as well as Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic ...

JOLIET, IL — Even though minor league baseball did not play its 2020 regularly scheduled season because of the pandemic, the Joliet Slammers organized a four-team City of Champions Cup that ...

The independent Frontier League’s Joliet Slammers have two overarching goals: they want to win games and move players up to affiliated clubs, and to entertain fans and create an affordable ...

Joliet Slammers co-owner Night Train Veeck – whose grandfather, Bill, was once the owner of the Chicago White Sox – had been offering to make a donation to charity as a reward for information ...

It wasn’t quite Christmas morning or winning the lottery, but Joliet Slammers manager Jeff Isom was noticeably excited Friday when he saw the Frontier League statistics. “There’s the top 10 ...