| Club
|
Sport
|
League
|
Seasons
|
Note
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| Bloomington Edge
|
Football
|
United Indoor Football
Indoor Football League
Champions Professional Indoor Football League
X-League Indoor Football
Champions Indoor Football
|
2006–2018
|
Was known as the Bloomington Extreme from 2006 to 2011
|
| Chicago American Gears
|
Basketball
|
National Basketball League
Professional Basketball League of America
|
1944–1947
|
|
| Chicago Bandits
|
Fastpitch softball
|
National Pro Fastpitch
|
2005–2021
|
|
| 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, moved again to the Phoenix area and are now the Arizona Cardinals
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| Chicago Cats
|
Soccer
|
American Soccer League
|
1975–1976
|
| 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 Fire
|
American football
|
World Football League
|
1974
|
|
| Chicago Fire Premier
|
Soccer
|
USL Premier Development League
|
2001–2016
|
|
| 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 Mustangs
|
Soccer
|
North American Soccer League
|
1967–1968
|
|
| Chicago Packers/Chicago Zephyrs
|
Basketball
|
National Basketball Association
|
1961–1962 (Packers)
1962–1963 (Zephyrs)
|
Moved to Baltimore 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 Slaughter
|
Football
|
Indoor Football League
|
2006
|
|
| 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 Thunder
|
Volleyball
|
United States Professional Volleyball League
|
2002
|
|
| Chicago Tigers
|
Football
|
American Professional Football Association
|
1920
|
|
| Chicago Winds
|
Football
|
World Football League
|
1975
|
|
| Danville Dashers
|
Ice hockey
|
Federal Prospects Hockey League
|
2011–2020
|
|
| 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
|
|
| Normal CornBelters
|
Baseball
|
Frontier League
|
2009–2018
|
Moved to the Prospect League
|
| Peoria Rivermen
|
Ice hockey
|
American Hockey League
|
2005–2013
|
Moved to Utica, New York, to become the Utica Comets.
|
| Peoria Rivermen
|
Ice hockey
|
ECHL
|
1996–2005
|
Ownership obtained an American Hockey League franchise.
|
| Peoria Rivermen
|
Ice hockey
|
International Hockey League
|
1984–1996
|
Moved to San Antonio, Texas, to become the San Antonio Dragons.
|
| Peoria Pirates
|
Football
|
AF2
|
1999–2009
|
|
| Peoria Prancers
|
Ice hockey
|
International Hockey League
|
1982–1984
|
Became the Peoria Rivermen
|
| Quad City Flames
|
Ice hockey
|
American Hockey League
|
2007–2009
|
Moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia, as the Abbotsford Heat
|
| Quad City Mallards
|
Ice hockey
|
United Hockey League
|
1995–2007
|
|
| Quad City Mallards
|
Ice hockey
|
International Hockey League
Central Hockey League
ECHL
|
2009–2018
|
|
| Quad City Steamwheelers
|
Football
|
AF2
|
1999–2009
|
|
| 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 RiverHawks/Aviators
|
Baseball
|
Frontier League
|
1993–2008, 2011–2015
|
|
| Rockford Thunder
|
Fastpitch softball
|
National Pro Fastpitch
|
2007–2009
|
|
| Schaumburg Flyers
|
Baseball
|
Northern League
|
1993–2010
|
|
| Southern Illinois Miners
|
Baseball
|
Frontier League
|
2007–2021
|
|
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks
|
Basketball
|
National Basketball League
|
1946−1951
|
The team played 13 games as the Buffalo Bison during the 1946–47 season before moving to Moline, Illinois. Moved to Milwaukee and became the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), moved again to St. Louis, Missouri (1955–1968), then moved once more and are now the Atlanta Hawks (1968–Present). They are the only professional sports team to have played in five cities.
|
| Vermilion County Bobcats
|
Ice hockey
|
Southern Professional Hockey League
|
2021−2023
|
The Bobcats ceased operations in mid-season on February 9, 2023.
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