Chicago

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in Chicago}}
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The city has two [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) teams: the [[Chicago Cubs]] of the National League play in Wrigley Field on the North Side; and the [[Chicago White Sox]] of the American League play in Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side. The two teams have faced each other in a World Series only once, in 1906.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-26 |title=When will the White Sox and Cubs meet in the World Series? Sooner than you think |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20157170/a-chicago-cubs-white-sox-world-series-sooner-think |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

The Cubs are the oldest Major League Baseball team to have never changed their city;<ref>{{cite book |last1=Santo |first1=Ron |author-link1=Ron Santo |last2=Pepe |first2=Phil |author-link2=Phil Pepe |date=April 1, 2005 |title=Few and Chosen Cubs: Defining Cubs Greatness Across the Eras |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Triumph Books |chapter=Preface by Phil Pepe |page=[https://archive.org/details/fewchosen00rons/page/ xxi] |isbn=978-1-57243-710-4 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/fewchosen00rons/page/}}</ref> they have played in Chicago since 1871.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ |title=MLB Teams and Baseball Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516091149/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They had the dubious honor of having the longest championship drought in American professional sports, failing to win a World Series between 1908 and 2016. The White Sox have played on the South Side continuously since 1901. They have won three World Series titles (1906, 1917, 2005) and six American League pennants, including the first in 1901.

The [[Chicago Bears]], one of the last two remaining charter members of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), have won nine [[List of NFL champions|NFL Championships]], including the 1985 [[Super Bowl&nbsp;XX]]. The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field.

The [[Chicago Bulls]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) is one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cahill |first=Dan |date=December 22, 2015 |title=Bulls are second-most popular U.S. team on Facebook |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bulls-are-second-most-popular-u-s-team-on-facebook-gallery/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=[[Sun-Times Media Group]] |access-date=December 21, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816195431/http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bulls-are-second-most-popular-u-s-team-on-facebook-gallery/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 1990s, with [[Michael Jordan]] leading them, the Bulls won six NBA championships in eight seasons.<ref name="bulls_dynasty">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Clare |title=The Bulls Dynasty |url=http://www.nba.com/history/bulls_dynasty.html |work=[[NBA]] |access-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209024614/http://www.nba.com/history/bulls_dynasty.html |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Markovits |first=Andrei S. |author-link1=Andrei Markovits |title=Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture |year=2010 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton |isbn=978-0-691-13751-3 |page=89 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o2QpA0fGyiIC&pg=PA89 |author2=Rensmann, Lars |access-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709112830/https://books.google.com/books?id=o2QpA0fGyiIC&pg=PA89 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) began play in 1926, and are one of the "[[Original Six]]" teams of the NHL. The Blackhawks have won six [[Stanley Cup]]s, including in 2010, 2013, and [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2015]]. Both the Bulls and the Blackhawks play at the [[United Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} United Center |url=https://www.unitedcenter.com/venue/frequently-asked-questions/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.unitedcenter.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ Major league professional teams in Chicago (ranked by attendance)
|-
! scope="col" |Club
! scope="col" |League
! scope="col" |Sport
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Attendance
! scope="col" |Founded
! scope="col" |Championships
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |Chicago Bears
| align="center" |[[National Football League|NFL]]
|[[American football|Football]]
|Soldier Field
| align="center" |61,142
| align="center" |1919
|9 [[NFL Championships|Championships]] (1 [[Super Bowl]])
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Cubs]]
| align="center" |[[Major League Baseball|MLB]]
|[[Baseball]]
|Wrigley Field
| align="center" |41,649
| align="center" |1870
|3 [[World Series]]
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago White Sox]]
| align="center" |[[Major League Baseball|MLB]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[Guaranteed Rate Field]]
| align="center" |40,615
| align="center" |1900
|3 [[World Series]]
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| align="center" |[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
| rowspan="2" |United Center
| align="center" |21,653
| align="center" |1926
|6 [[Stanley Cup]]s
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Bulls]]
| align="center" |[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
|[[Basketball]]
| align="center" |20,776
| align="center" |1966
|6 [[NBA Finals|NBA Championships]]
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| align="center" |[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|[[association football|Soccer]]
|Soldier Field
| align="center" |17,383
| align="center" |1997
|1 [[MLS Cup]], 1 [[Supporters Shield]]
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Sky]]
| align="center" |[[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
|[[Basketball]]
|[[Wintrust Arena]]
| align="center" |10,387
| align="center" |2006
|1 [[WNBA Finals|WNBA Championships]]
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Chicago Red Stars]]
|align="center" |[[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]]
|[[Soccer]]
|[[SeatGeek Stadium]]
|align="center" |5,863
|align="center" |2013
|1 [[WPSL Elite]] championship
|}

[[File:20070909 Chicago Half Marathon.JPG|thumb|[[Chicago Half Marathon]] on [[Lake Shore Drive]] on the South Side]]
[[Chicago Fire FC]] is a member of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) and plays at Soldier Field. The Fire have won one league title and four [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S.&nbsp;Open Cups]], since their founding in 1997. In 1994, the United States hosted a successful [[1994 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] with games played at Soldier Field.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2014 |title=World Cup 2014 countdown: Diana Ross and the opening ceremony of USA |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2014-countdown-diana-ross-and-the-opening-ceremony-of-usa-94-9169002.html |website=The Independent}}</ref>

The [[Chicago Red Stars]] are a team in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL). They previously played in [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS), of which they were a founding member, before joining the NWSL in 2013. They play at [[SeatGeek Stadium]] in [[Bridgeview, Illinois]].

The [[Chicago Sky]] is a professional basketball team playing in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). They play home games at the [[Wintrust Arena]]. The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Tribune 07 Oct 2005, page Page 4-12 |url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/231585769/ |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Chicago Marathon]] has been held each year since 1977 except for 1987, when a half marathon was run in its place. The Chicago Marathon is one of six [[World Marathon Majors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagomarathon.com/pdf/World%20Marathon%20Majors.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020023826/http://www.chicagomarathon.com/pdf/World%20Marathon%20Majors.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2006 |access-date=July 25, 2007 |title=World Marathon Majors |publisher=The LaSalle Bank Marathon}}</ref>

Five area colleges play in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division&nbsp;I]] conferences: two from major conferences—the [[DePaul Blue Demons]] ([[Big East Conference]]) and the [[Northwestern Wildcats]] ([[Big Ten Conference]])—and three from other D1 conferences—the [[Chicago State Cougars]] ([[Western Athletic Conference]]); the [[Loyola Ramblers]] ([[Atlantic 10 Conference]]); and the [[UIC Flames]] ([[Missouri Valley Conference]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Members By Division |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec2/divisionListing?sortOrder=0&division=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415102306/http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec2/divisionListing?sortOrder=0&division=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |work=[[NCAA]] |access-date=September 25, 2013}}</ref>

Chicago has also entered into [[esports]] with the creation of the [[Chicago Huntsmen]], a professional [[Call of Duty]] team that participates within the [[Call of Duty League|CDL]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}