# Chicago Steam

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{{Short description|Basketball team of the American Basketball Association}}
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{{Infobox sports team 
| logo          = ChicagoSteam.PNG
| pixels        = 250px
| founded       = 2007
| league        = [ABA](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present))
| history       = '''Chicago Steam'''<br> (2008-Present)
| arena         = [South Suburban College](/source/South_Suburban_College)
| city          = [South Holland, Illinois](/source/South_Holland%2C_Illinois)
| colors        = Red, yellow, white<br>{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| owner         = Ron Hicks
| coach         = Mitchell Anderson
| cheerleaders  = 
| dancers       = Chicago Steam Basketball Dance Team
| mascot        = 
}}

The '''Chicago Steam''' is a [basketball](/source/basketball) team of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)). Founded in 2007, the Steam first played in the 2008-09 ABA season. Based in the [Chicago](/source/Chicago) suburb of [South Holland, Illinois](/source/South_Holland%2C_Illinois), the Steam plays its home games at [South Suburban College](/source/South_Suburban_College).

==History==
In February 2013, a player for Steam women's team filed a lawsuit against team owner Ron Hicks over taking money for a trip which never occurred then keeping the money. Many other former players made complaints over failure to be paid or paying for trips which never occurred.<ref>{{cite web|last=Duarte|first=Lourdes|title=Players accusing semi-pro team of cheating them out of money |url=http://wgntv.com/2013/03/08/players-accusing-semi-pro-team-of-cheating-them-out-of-money/|work=WGN News|publisher=WGN News|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://chicagosteambasketball.com/ Chicago Steam Basketball official website]

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Category:Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
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