Yes, the Windy City region of the BMWCCA will be hosting its annual driving school with classroom, in-car instructors, skidpad, braking exercise etc. 2 full days at one of north americas premier tracks Road America (about 2 1/2 hours north of chicago)
It will be held on the weekend of May 6, 7 2006.
You will be put in the "novice" group and will have an in-car instructor during all 6 on-track sessions, and is 99.99% safe and controlled. In the novice group towards the end of Sunday, you will get to see speeds up to 120mph (only if you and your instructor are comfortable with it)
It is NOT about speeds, but lines, braking, track interactions with other cars, and the increased speed will come with learning.
If you pass the course, your instructor will move you up to intermediate for the next event.
It is where I started my high performance craze, and I have ZERO regrets!
Join the national BMWCCA and you will automatically be assigned Windy City chapter based on your local to Chicago. Milwaukee also has a chapter called Badger Bimmers, and they host a school in fall, so if you want you can pay the extra $15 or so and add a second chapter membership. This way you will receive Windy City's and Badgers newsletters. They both also offer Auto-X, schools @ Blackhawk Farms, Gingerman, and Graten, and other driving clinics throughout the year.
Here is where you sign up.
http://www.bmwcca.org/members/am/template.cfm?Section=Welcome