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
Gateway Grizzlies	Baseball	Frontier League	2001
McHenry County K-Nines	Baseball	Frontier League	2009
Normal CornBelters	Baseball	Frontier League	2009
Southern Illinois Miners	Baseball	Frontier League	2007
Windy City ThunderBolts	Baseball	Frontier League	1995	Formerly the Cook County Cheetahs
Kane County Cougars	Baseball	Minor League Baseball: Midwest League	1991
Peoria Chiefs	Baseball	Minor League Baseball: Midwest League	1983
Joliet Slammers	Baseball	Frontier League	2002
Lake County Fielders	Baseball	North American League	2009
Rockford RiverHawks	Baseball	Frontier League	1993
Schaumburg Flyers	Baseball	North American League	1993
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	International Basketball League	2007
Chicago Bears	Football	National Football League	1919
Chicago Rush	Football	Arena Football League	2001
Bloomington Extreme	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
Bloomington PrairieThunder	Ice hockey	International Hockey League	2006
Peoria Rivermen	Ice hockey	American Hockey League	2005
Rockford IceHogs	Ice hockey	American Hockey League	1991
Chicago Express	Ice hockey	ECHL	2010
Chicago Fire	Soccer	Major League Soccer	1997
Chicago Fire Premier	Soccer	USL Premier Development League	2001
Chicago Storm	Soccer	Ultimate Soccer League	2004
Rockford Rampage	Soccer	Major Indoor Soccer League	2005	Formerly the Illinois Thunder
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), would move 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 Hounds	Ice hockey	United Hockey League	2006-2007
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 Red Stars	Soccer	Women's Professional Soccer	2007-2010
Chicago Rockstars	Basketball	American Basketball Association	2006-2007
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
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 Thunder	Fastpitch softball	National Pro Fastpitch	2007-2009