List of professional sports teams in Illinois

The following is a list of professional sports teams in Illinois.

Professional sports teams

Club	Sport	League	Founded	Note
Chicago Cubs	Baseball	Major League Baseball	1875
Chicago White Sox	Baseball	Major League Baseball	1894	Based in Chicago since 1900
Kane County Cougars	Baseball	Midwest League	1991
Peoria Chiefs	Baseball	Midwest League	1983
Gateway Grizzlies	Baseball	Frontier League	2001
Joliet Slammers	Baseball	Frontier League	2002
Normal CornBelters	Baseball	Frontier League	2009
Schaumburg Boomers	Baseball	Frontier League	2012
Southern Illinois Miners	Baseball	Frontier League	2007
Windy City ThunderBolts	Baseball	Frontier League	1995	Formerly the Cook County Cheetahs
Chicago Bulls	Basketball	National Basketball Association	1966
Chicago Sky	Basketball	Women's National Basketball Association	2005
Chicago Steam	Basketball	American Basketball Association	2008
Kankakee County Soldiers	Basketball	Independent Basketball Association	2007
Chicago Bears	Football	National Football League	1919
Bloomington Edge	Football	Indoor Football League	2006
Chicago Slaughter	Football	Indoor Football League	2006
Chicago Blackhawks	Ice hockey	National Hockey League	1926
Chicago Wolves	Ice hockey	American Hockey League	1994
Peoria Rivermen	Ice hockey	Southern Professional Hockey League	2013
Rockford IceHogs	Ice hockey	American Hockey League	1991
Quad City Mallards	Ice hockey	ECHL	2009
Chicago Fire	Soccer	Major League Soccer	1997
Chicago Fire Premier	Soccer	USL Premier Development League	2001
Chicago Red Stars	Soccer	National Women's Soccer League	2007
Windy City Rollers	Roller Derby	Womens Flat Track Derby Association	2005
Chicago Bandits	Fastpitch softball	National Pro Fastpitch	2005

Former professional sports teams

Club	Sport	League	Seasons	Note
Chicago Blaze	Ice hockey	All American Hockey League	2009
Chicago Blitz	Football	United States Football League	1983–1984
Chicago Bruisers	Football	Arena Football League	1987–1989
Chicago Cardinals	Football	National Football League	1898–1959	Moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), moved again to Tempe, Arizona and are now the Arizona Cardinals
Chicago Condors	Basketball	American Basketball League	1998
Chicago Cougars	Ice Hockey	World Hockey Association	1972–1975
Chicago Enforcers	Football	XFL	2001
Chicago Express	Ice hockey	ECHL	2010-2011
Chicago Hounds	Ice hockey	United Hockey League	2006–2007
Chicago Hustle	Basketball	Women's Professional Basketball League	1978-1981
Chicago Machine	Lacrosse	Major League Lacrosse	2006–2010
Chicago Packers/Chicago Zephyrs	Basketball	National Basketball Association	1961–1962 (Packers) 1962–1963 (Zephyrs)	Moved to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore Bullets, moved again to Washington, D.C. and are now the Washington Wizards
Chicago Power	Soccer	American Indoor Soccer Association (1988–1990) National Professional Soccer League (1990–1996)	1988–1996
Chicago Rockstars	Basketball	American Basketball Association	2006–2007
Chicago Rush	Football	Arena Football League	2001-2008, 2010-2013
Chicago Shamrox	Lacrosse	National Lacrosse League	2006–2008
Chicago Skyliners	Basketball	American Basketball Association	2000–2001	Moved to Nevada and became the Las Vegas Slam
Chicago Stags	Basketball	National Basketball Association	1946–1950
Chicago Sting	Soccer	North American Soccer League (1975–1984) Major Indoor Soccer League (1984–1988)	1975–1988
Chicago Tigers	Football	American Professional Football Association	1920
Decatur Staleys	Football	National Football League (1920–1921)	1919–1920 (Decatur) 1921 (Chicago) 1922–present (Chicago Bears)	Moved to Chicago to become the Chicago Staleys and then changed their name to the Chicago Bears
Lake County Fielders	Baseball	Northern League (2010) North American League (2011)	2010-11
Peoria Rivermen (AHL)	Ice Hockey	American Hockey League	2005-2013	Moved to Utica, New York to become the Utica Comets.
Peoria Pirates	Football	AF2	1999–2009
Peoria Prancers	Ice hockey	International Hockey League	1982–1984
Quad City Flames	Ice hockey	American Hockey League	2007–2009
Quad City Mallards	Ice Hockey	United Hockey League	1995–2007
Quad City Thunder	Basketball	Continental Basketball Association	1987–2001
Rockford Lightning	Basketball	Continental Basketball Association	1986–2006
Rockford Peaches	Baseball	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League	1943–1954
Rockford Rampage	Soccer	Major Indoor Soccer League	2005-2012
Rockford Thunder	Fastpitch softball	National Pro Fastpitch	2007–2009
Schaumburg Flyers	Baseball	Northern League	1993–2010

Lists of professional sports teams in the United States by political division

States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Federal district	Washington, D.C.

Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Sports teams based in the Chicago metropolitan area

Baseball	MLB Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox MWL Kane County Cougars FL Joliet Slammers Schaumburg Boomers Windy City ThunderBolts PL DuPage Drones

Basketball	NBA Chicago Bulls WNBA Chicago Sky D-League Windy City Bulls (beginning in 2016-17) ABA Chicago Fury Chicago Steam Libertyville VIpers

Football	NFL Chicago Bears CIF Chicago Eagles AIF Chicago Blitz WFA Chicago Force LFL Chicago Bliss

Hockey	NHL Chicago Blackhawks AHL Chicago Wolves USHL Chicago Steel

Lacrosse	CILL Chicago Outlaws MCLC Chicago Lacrosse Club Chitown Lacrosse Club Lincoln Park Lacrosse Club Windy City Lacrosse Club

Roller derby	USARS Chicago Red Hots WFTDA Chicago Outfit Roller Derby Windy City Rollers

Rugby	RSL Chicago Griffins RFC Chicago Lions RFC

Soccer	MLS Chicago Fire NWSL Chicago Red Stars PDL Chicago Fire Premier

Indoor soccer	MASL Chicago Mustangs

Softball	NPF Chicago Bandits

Australian rules football	USAFL Chicago Swans

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Chicago State Cougars DePaul Blue Demons Loyola Ramblers Northern Illinois Huskies Northwestern Wildcats UIC Flames

College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Lewis Flyers

Sports teams based in Illinois

Baseball	MLB Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox MWL Kane County Cougars Peoria Chiefs FL Gateway Grizzlies Joliet Slammers Normal CornBelters Schaumburg Boomers Southern Illinois Miners Windy City ThunderBolts NWL Rockford Rivets PL Danville Dans DuPage Drones Quincy Gems Springfield Sliders

Basketball	NBA Chicago Bulls WNBA Chicago Sky D-League Windy City Bulls (beginning in 2016-17) PBL Danville Riverhawks ABA Chicago Fury Chicago Steam Libertyville Vipers Windy City Groove IBA Kankakee County Soldiers Rockford Riverdawgs Windy City Blazers MPBA Champaign Swarm Chicago Force Pontiac 66ers Windy City Groove

Football	NFL Chicago Bears CIF Bloomington Edge Chicago Eagles AIF Chicago Blitz WFA Chicago Force LFL Chicago Bliss

Hockey	NHL Chicago Blackhawks AHL Chicago Wolves Rockford IceHogs ECHL Quad City Mallards SPHL Peoria Rivermen FHL Danville Dashers USHL Bloomington Thunder Chicago Steel NAHL Springfield Jr. Blues

Inline hockey	MLRH Chicago Carnage

Roller derby	USARS Chicago Red Hots WFTDA Chicago Outfit Roller Derby McLean County MissFits Rockford Rage Southern Illinois Roller Girls Twin City Derby Girls Windy City Rollers

Rugby	RSL Chicago Griffins RFC Chicago Lions RFC MRFU Rowdies Rugby Football Club Springfield Celts Rugby Club

Soccer	MLS Chicago Fire PDL Chicago Fire U-23 NPSL Quad City Eagles NWSL Chicago Red Stars WPSL Chicago Red Stars Reserves

Indoor soccer	MASL Chicago Mustangs

Softball	NPF Chicago Bandits

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Bradley Braves Chicago State Cougars DePaul Blue Demons Eastern Illinois Panthers Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois State Redbirds Loyola Ramblers Northern Illinois Huskies Northwestern Wildcats SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Western Illinois Leathernecks

College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars Lewis Flyers McKendree Bearcats Quincy Hawks

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