Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

The Class of 2026 is here!

We’re proud to welcome a new generation of legends into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame and we’re celebrating in a big way on Thursday, October 15.

This is your chance to be in the room as icons from across the sports world take the stage. Seats are limited and they will go fast.

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We will see you in October at the Rosemont Convention Center!

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Congratulations to Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne on their induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame!

Candace Parker is a Naperville Central graduate and three-time Ms. Basketball of Illinois, brought the Chicago Sky their first-ever WNBA title in 2021, capping a career that included three championships, two MVPs, and two Olympic gold medals. The Sky retired her No. 3 last season.

Elena Delle Donne launched her pro career in Chicago, winning Rookie of the Year and her first MVP with the Sky in 2015. A two-time MVP and the first player in WNBA history to join the elite 50/40/90 club, she redefined what dominance looked like.
Chicago was lucky to watch greatness up close.

Congratulations to two of the very best!

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We will be proud to welcome Tony Petitti to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

From the commissioner's office right here in Rosemont, Tony Petitti leads one of the most powerful conferences in college sports, and helps shape the future of the game from the heart of Chicagoland.

A graduate of Haverford College and Harvard Law School, Petitti built a remarkable career across sports and media, serving as the launch president of MLB Network, chief operating officer of Major League Baseball, and a top executive at both CBS Sports and ABC Sports. In 2023, he was named the seventh commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, where he has guided the league through a transformative era of expansion and growth.

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We will be proud to welcome Ron Rivera to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

A cornerstone of the most dominant defense in NFL history, Ron Rivera helped the 1985 Chicago Bears bulldoze their way to a Super Bowl title, and made history doing it.

A linebacker drafted by the Bears in 1984, Rivera spent all nine of his playing seasons in Chicago and became the first player of Puerto Rican descent to win a Super Bowl when the Bears captured Super Bowl XX. He returned to the city as the Bears' defensive coordinator, earning Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2005 and helping develop Brian Urlacher into a Defensive Player of the Year en route to Super Bowl XLI. Rivera went on to become a two-time NFL Coach of the Year as a head coach, leading Carolina to Super Bowl 50.

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We will be proud to welcome Steve Smith to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

A rock on the blue line who brought his championship pedigree to the Chicago Blackhawks, Steve Smith helped define an era of gritty, winning hockey in the Windy City.

A three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers, Smith arrived in Chicago in 1991 and spent six seasons anchoring the Blackhawks' defense, playing in the 1991 NHL All-Star Game at Chicago Stadium and helping lead the team on a deep run to the Stanley Cup Final. Over a 16-year NHL career, the towering defenseman appeared in more than 800 games and represented Canada in the 1991 Canada Cup. He later returned to the game as an NHL assistant coach for more than a decade.

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We will be proud to present George Rogers with the Gale Sayers Award at our Class of 2026 ceremony on October 15 in Rosemont!

Named for one of the greatest to ever wear a Bears uniform, the Gale Sayers Award honors the finest running backs the game has produced and George Rogers earned his place among them.

A 1980 Heisman Trophy winner at South Carolina, Rogers entered the NFL as the first overall pick in 1981 and immediately made history, leading the league in rushing and earning Offensive Rookie of the Year honors with a record-setting 1,674-yard debut season. Over seven seasons with the Saints and Washington, he rushed for more than 7,000 yards and 54 touchdowns, capping his career as a Super Bowl XXII champion before earning his place in the College Football Hall of Fame.

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We will be proud to welcome Glen Grunwald to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

From East Leyden High School standout to one of basketball's most respected executives, Glen Grunwald has left his mark on the game at every level.

The only four-time All-Chicago Area selection in history, Grunwald went on to captain Indiana University's 1981 national championship team before building a distinguished NBA executive career with the Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, and beyond.

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We will be proud to welcome Jordan Lynch to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

From Mt. Greenwood to the Heisman ceremony in New York, Jordan Lynch has carried Chicago with him every step of the way. A Mount Carmel High School student and Northern Illinois legend, Lynch was a 2013 Heisman Trophy finalist and first-team All-American who shattered the NCAA single-season rushing record for a quarterback. He went on to win a Grey Cup with Edmonton, scoring the game-winning touchdown, before returning home to coach Mount Carmel to five state championships and earning a place in the College Football Hall of Fame.

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We will be proud to welcome Ben Zobrist to the Class of 2026 on October 15 in Rosemont!

From a small-town field in Eureka, Illinois to the biggest stage in baseball, Ben Zobrist delivered Chicago a championship generations had been waiting for.

A switch-hitting "super utility" star and three-time All-Star, Zobrist was the ultimate winning player, a back-to-back World Series champion who took home World Series MVP honors in 2016, driving in the go-ahead run in Game 7 to bring the Cubs their first title in 108 years. Born and raised downstate, he carried Illinois with him to the very top of the sport.

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