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((short description|American lacrosse team))
((Use mdy dates|date=April 2019))
((refimprove|date=January 2013))
((Infobox sports team
| name              = Chicago Machine
| founded           = [[2006 MLL season|2006]]
| folded            = [[2010 MLL season|2010]]
| league            = [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]]
| stadium           = [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]]
| city              = [[Bridgeview, Illinois]]
| colors            = Light blue, white, black<br /> ((Color box|#6495ED)) ((Color box|white)) ((Color box|black))
| coach_label       = Head coach
| coach             = John Combs
| gm                = John Meister
| blank_label       = [[Professional Lacrosse Players' Association|PLPA]] representative
| blank_label1      = Formerly
| blank_label2      = Later
))

The '''Chicago Machine''' were a [[Major League Lacrosse]] franchise from 2006 until 2010. The Machine, a men's professional [[field lacrosse]] team, played in [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]] from 2007 until 2009. Chicago played all its "home" games at various stadiums across the country in 2010. Over its five-year history, the Chicago Machine were 13–47 and never made the playoffs.<ref>((cite news |last1= Foy |first1= Terry |title= Sources: Machine Franchise Moving to Rochester |url= http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/sources-machine-franchise-moving-to-rochester/362 |accessdate= November 30, 2017 |work= Inside Lacrosse |date= November 23, 2010))</ref> Following the 2011 season, their players were transferred to the [[Rochester Rattlers]].

==Franchise history==
The establishment of a Chicago Major League Lacrosse expansion franchise was announced on August 21, 2005.  Along with expansion teams representing Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver, the Chicago Machine became part of the Western Conference of the MLL in 2006.  The team played its home games in 2006 at the [[Sports Complex at Benedictine University]] in [[Lisle, Illinois]].<ref name=stadiums>((cite web|title=Chicago Machine lacrosse|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2019/04/04/2006-2010-chicago-machine-lacrosse/|author=Drew Crossly|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=Fun While It Lasted))</ref>

The team's first year is to date the only MLL team to [[imperfect season|go the whole season without a victory]].  The team lead most of the game against the Dragons on August 12, only to see the Dragons tie the game at the end of regulation and then win the game in overtime.

In 2007, the Machine moved its home field to [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]] in [[Bridgeview, Illinois]].<ref name=stadiums/> After losing their season opener in 2007, the Machine won their first game in franchise history on June 2 defeating Denver.  The Machine had lost a league record 13 consecutive games.

From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Western Conference.  With the MLL contraction for the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams, the league was no longer split into conferences. 

John Meister first signed on with the Chicago Machine in March 2006. He helped to start the team and was the team's President from 2006–2009. After [[Kevin Finneran]] was fired from the Chicago Machine after the inaugural season, John Meister took on the role of general manager as well as President of the Chicago Machine. He left the Chicago Machine in September 2009. 

John Algie took over as President for the 2010 season.  That year the team competed as a [[traveling team]] with its "home" games being scheduled in a variety of potential MLL expansion markets.<ref name=stadiums/> After the 2010 season, the Machine franchise moved to [[Rochester, New York]] and would assume the team marks and history of the inactive [[Rochester Rattlers]] franchise, which had moved to Toronto to become the [[Hamilton Nationals|Toronto Nationals]]. The new Rattlers team would play at [[Marina Auto Stadium|Capelli Sport Stadium]], where the original Rattlers had played before their relocation.

In 2012, the expansion franchise in Columbus, Ohio chose to borrow the Machine's name and colors, becoming the [[Ohio Machine]], although there is no formal relationship between the teams.<ref>((cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2019/04/04/2006-2010-chicago-machine-lacrosse/|title=2006-2010 Chicago Machine|author=Drew Crossly|access-date=July 17, 2019))</ref>

==General managers==
* [[Kevin Finneran]] (2006)
* John H. Meister (2007–2009)

==All-time head coaches==
* Kevin Finneran – (2006)
* Lelan Rogers – (2007)
* John Combs – (2008–2009)
* B.J. O'Hara – (2010)

==Players of note==

Both current Machine star Doug Shanahan (midfielder) and former star Todd Rassas (defensemen) were named to the 2006 USA team after competing together in the 2002 World Championships. The 2006 USA team competed in the IFL World Championships in Ontario, Canada from July 13–22, 2006.<ref name=usa>((cite web|url=https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-men/us-men-history/rosters|title=ILF World Runner Up|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=USLacrosse))</ref>

Machine attackman, Kevin Leveille, was named to play in the 2006 Major League Lacrosse All-Star game on July 6, 2006 in Boston, MA.<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=56212&seasonid=1279|title=MLL All-Stars|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref> Leveille was also named an alternate on the 2006 USA team to compete in the IFL World Championships in Ontario, Canada from July 13–22, 2006.<ref name=usa/>

Michael Culver, Machine defenseman, was voted 2006 New Balance Sportsman of the year by both general managers and coaches of each of the ten Major League Lacrosse teams. Culver received this award after starting all 10 games for the Machine and recording 27 ground balls. Culver is a leader both on the field and off. Off the field he helped the community by donating half of his 2006 salary to the [http://www.childrensheartfoundation.org Children's Heart Foundation].<ref>((cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2006/8/16/Michael_Culver_Named_Major_League_Lacrosse_Sportsman_of_the_Year.aspx|title=Michael Culver Named Major League Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year|publisher=[[University of Virginia]]|date=August 16, 2006|access-date=August 14, 2019))</ref>

In the November 2005 expansion draft, the Chicago Machine drafted Philadelphia Barrage Midfielder Doug Shanahan as their first pick.<ref name=expansion>((cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/major-league-lacrosse-completes-expansion-draft/n-3236387|title=Major League Lacrosse completes expansion draft|publisher=Our Sports Central|date=November 1, 2005|access-date=August 14, 2019))</ref>

The Chicago Machine also drafted Todd Rassas in the 2005 supplemental draft.<ref name=expansion/>  He is a local product from [[Northfield, Illinois]].  He was a three time All-American at Notre Dame, Captain of the 2002 Gold Medal Team USA and part of the 2006 Team USA.<ref name=usa/>

Another Machine draftee, Lyle Shirley, is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame at [[Lake Forest College]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.goforesters.com/history/hall_of_fame/index|title=Athletic Hall of Fame Charter|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=Lake Forrest College))</ref>

It is not uncommon for retired athletes to become sports broadcasters when they retire. However, the Chicago Machine may be the first team to have a former broadcaster become a professional player. In the December 2005 supplemental draft, the Machine drafted former [[WCAV|WCAV-TV]] anchor Zach Heffner.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mll-supplemental-draft-complete/n-3247191|title=MLL Supplemental Draft Complete|publisher=Our Sports Central|date=December 6, 2005|access-date=August 14, 2019))</ref>

==Season-by-season==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
| colspan="5" align="center" | '''Chicago Machine'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! W !! L !! Regular season finish !! Playoffs
|-
|[[2006 MLL season|2006]] || 0 || 12 || 4th in Western Conference || —<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=1237|title=MLL Standings|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref>
|-
|[[2007 MLL season|2007]] || 3 || 9 || 4th in Western Conference || —<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=1552|title=MLL Standings|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref>
|-
|[[2008 MLL season|2008]] || 3 || 9 || 4th in Western Conference || —<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=2483|title=MLL Standings|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref>
|-
|[[2009 MLL season|2009]] || 3 || 9 || 6th in MLL || —<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=3806|title=MLL Standings|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref>
|-
|[[2010 MLL season|2010]] || 4 || 8 || 5th in MLL || —<ref>((cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=5244|title=MLL Standings|publisher=pointstreak.com))</ref>
|-
|'''Totals''' ||'''13''' ||'''47''' ||'''Regular Season Win % = .217''' ||'''Total Playoff Record 0 – 0''' <br /> '''Playoff Win % = .000'''
|}

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[[Category:Lacrosse in Chicago|Machine]]
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[[Category:Lacrosse teams in Illinois]]
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