Chicago has nine pro teams in the top leagues of their sports: the Bears (NFL), the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Fire (MLS), the Sky (WNBA), the Chicago Stars FC (NWSL) and the Chicago Bandits (AUSL softball). Eleven more clubs, from minor league hockey to independent baseball, play within an hour of the Loop, and a century of teams came, won, folded or left town. All of them are here, each linked, with a game calendar that keeps itself current.
This is the current calendar of Chicago games, two weeks out. It updates itself every time the page opens, so bookmark it and check back whenever you are making plans.
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Nine clubs in the top leagues of their sports, as of the 2026 season. The founding years alone tell a story: the Cubs predate the light bulb going commercial, and the Bears predate the NFL being called the NFL.
| Team | League | Home venue | Community area | Nearest CTA train stop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | NFL | Soldier Field | Near South Side | Roosevelt (Red, Orange, Green) |
| Chicago Cubs | MLB | Wrigley Field | Lake View | Addison (Red) |
| Chicago White Sox | MLB | Rate Field | Armour Square | Sox-35th (Red) |
| Chicago Bulls | NBA | United Center | Near West Side | Damen (Green) |
| Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | United Center | Near West Side | Damen (Green) |
| Chicago Fire FC | MLS | Soldier Field | Near South Side | Roosevelt (Red, Orange, Green) |
| Chicago Sky | WNBA | Wintrust Arena | Near South Side | Cermak-McCormick Place (Green) |
| Chicago Stars FC | NWSL | Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium | Evanston (suburb) | Noyes (Purple) |
| Chicago Bandits | AUSL softball | Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont (suburb) | Rosemont (Blue) |
Plus eleven minor league and pro clubs within an hour of the Loop, from the Wolves to the Dogs: the minors.
Within an hour of the Loop there is professional hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer and rugby most weeks of the year, usually for a fraction of a major league ticket. This is where the next wave plays.
Yes, both the Stars and the Cougars play at a Northwestern Medicine Field: the Stars at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, the Cougars at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. Check the town before you drive.
Chicago has been a pro sports town since the 1870s, and not every club made it. Some left, some folded, and a few changed the history of their sports on the way through. Links go to each team’s history where a good one exists.
The Bears began as the Decatur Staleys, a corn products company team. The Cardinals are older than the Bears and started here. Wrigley Field was built by the Whales, not the Cubs. The franchise now called the Washington Wizards spent its first two seasons as the Chicago Packers. And the Negro National League, which changed baseball forever, was founded by Rube Foster in Chicago in 1920.
Nine teams play in the top league of their sport as of 2026: the Bears (NFL), the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Fire (MLS), the Sky (WNBA), the Chicago Stars FC (NWSL) and the Chicago Bandits (AUSL softball). Eleven more clubs, from minor league hockey to independent baseball, play within an hour of the Loop.
The Cubs play at Wrigley Field, at Clark and Addison in Lake View on the North Side, a short walk from the Addison stop on the Red Line. The White Sox play at Rate Field, on 35th Street in Armour Square on the South Side, two blocks from the Sox-35th stop on the same line.
Two pairs. The Bears and the Fire both play at Soldier Field on the lakefront, and the Bulls and the Blackhawks share the United Center on the Near West Side. The Fire broke ground in March 2026 on a stadium of their own at The 78 in the South Loop.
Damen on the Green Line, at Lake Street and Damen Avenue, about half a mile north of the arena. The station opened in 2024.
Roughly: the Bears from September into January; the Cubs and White Sox from late March or early April through September, and into October if they make the playoffs; the Bulls and Blackhawks from October into April; the Fire from late February through October; the Sky from May through September; the Stars from March into November; and the Bandits in the summer. The calendar at the top of this page shows the actual games for the next two weeks.
The Sky won the WNBA title in 2021, the Cubs the World Series in 2016, the Blackhawks the Stanley Cup in 2015, the White Sox the World Series in 2005, the Bulls the last of their six NBA titles in 1998, the Fire the MLS Cup in 1998, their first season, and the Bears Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season. The Stars are still after their first NWSL title, and the Bandits won four National Pro Fastpitch titles before the league they play in now.
Leagues, venues and even team names move fast; this page reflects the 2026 season and the calendar above updates itself from public league feeds every time the page loads. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
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