The Chicago Bandits are a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. The club was founded in 2005 and first played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch, the American professional softball league. The Bandits won the league championship in 2008, beating the Washington Glory in the final game of the series, then won again after the 2011 season with a two games to none sweep of the USSSA Pride, and took a third title after the 2015 season, again over the USSSA Pride. The team plays its home games at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont. The Bandits folded in 2021 when National Pro Fastpitch disbanded, then resumed operations in 2025 as part of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, first as a traveling team and, from 2026, back in the Chicago area.
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permanently returning to the Chicago metropolitan area in 2026
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Founded in 2005, they originally played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).
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The Chicago Bandits are a women's professional softball team
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The Chicago Bandits are a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois.
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they originally played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
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She also pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch from 2005 to 2010.
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