VERNON HILLS, Ill. — In this edition of Weekend Break, WGN’s Christine Flores travels to Vernon Hills to show you everything that goes into the motorized sport of WhirlyBall!

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a game that you don't see everywhere: WhirlyBall. But it's another Spring Break option, if you're planning a staycation. The game combines lacrosse, hockey, basketball and bumper ...

Take a whiffle ball, a child’s scoop racquet, components of three different sports and plop them in a bumper car — and you’ve got WhirlyBall. WhirlyBall, with locations in Lombard , Chicago and Vernon ...

Courtesy of WhirlyBall ChicagoThe Wiffle-like ball must be scooped up, but nine times out of 10, it just gets pushed around. VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- THUMP! What do you get when you combine bumper cars ...

As Sam Elias lay in his hospital bed receiving treatment, two attending physicians entered the room and noticed the WhirlyBall shirt he was wearing. Why the shirt? they wondered. Well, he was the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Whirlyball aficionados in Chicago will soon have a bigger ...

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Despite the throwback name, WhirlyBall just might be the X Games of recreational gaming. As a group of friends and I found out on a recent night, WhirlyBall is fast-paced, physical and can cause ...

If you want to bet on the future of WhirlyBall, this may be the investment for you. The owner of the WhirlyBall entertainment complex on the edge of Bucktown has hired a broker to sell its ...