List of professional sports teams in Illinois
Current professional sports teams
| Major professional 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 |
| Chicago Bulls | Basketball | National Basketball Association | 1966 | |
| Chicago Sky | Basketball | Women's National Basketball Association | 2005 | |
| Chicago Bears | Football | National Football League | 1919 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Ice hockey | National Hockey League | 1926 | |
| Chicago Fire | Soccer | Major League Soccer | 1997 | |
| Chicago Red Stars | Soccer | National Women's Soccer League | 2007 | |
| Chicago Bandits | Fastpitch softball | National Pro Fastpitch | 2005 | |
| Minor professional teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Sport | League | Founded | Note |
| 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 | |
| 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 Dogs | Baseball | American Association of Independent Professional Baseball | 2018 | |
| Windy City Bulls | Basketball | NBA G League | 2016 | |
| Chicago Steam | Basketball | American Basketball Association | 2008 | |
| Libertyville Vipers | Basketball | American Basketball Association | 2014 | |
| Kankakee County Soldiers | Basketball | Independent Basketball Association | 2007 | |
| Quad City Steamwheelers | Football | Indoor Football League | 2018 | |
| Chicago Wolves | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | 1994 | |
| Rockford IceHogs | Ice hockey | American Hockey League | 1991 | |
| Peoria Rivermen | Ice hockey | Southern Professional Hockey League | 2013 | |
| Quad City Storm | Ice hockey | Southern Professional Hockey League | 2009 | Founded as the Louisiana IceGators |
| Danville Dashers | Ice hockey | Federal Prospects Hockey League | 2011 | |
| Chicago Mustangs | Indoor soccer | Major Arena Soccer League 2 | 2012 | |
| Windy City Rollers | Roller Derby | Women's Flat Track Derby Association | 2005 | |
| Chicago Wildfire | Ultimate | American Ultimate Disc League | 2013 | Founded as Windy City Wildfire |
Former professional sports teams
See also
- List of developmental and minor sports leagues
- Professional sports leagues in the United States
- Sports in the United States
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