Illinois lacrosse is a Chicagoland story first: the IHSA sanctions the sport statewide, but the North Shore and western suburbs supply most of the state's programs, clubs, and college recruits. The city itself has a growing adult scene — summer leagues, corporate leagues, and pickup runs along the lakefront — plus youth development programs working to widen access beyond the suburbs. Winter pushes play into the suburbs' indoor domes, where leagues and clinics run all off-season. Downstate the game is younger but growing through park-district programs.
Nonprofit youth lacrosse club serving the Bloomington-Normal area of central Illinois, with teams from elementary grades through high school. The spring season runs March into May, and 2026 registrat…
Publicly posted travel-club tryouts for True Lacrosse's Illinois programs, with September evaluation dates listed for Chicago, West Dundee, and Glenview covering roughly 2027-2038 birth years. True r…
Adult club for men and women 18 and over that runs weekly no-body-checking pickup games around Chicago all year. Players register on the site, then RSVP and pay drop-in fees through BenchApp; the clu…
Small-group girls lacrosse training program for grades 3-10 run in five-week blocks of weekly 90-minute classes at facilities across Chicago and its suburbs. The club also runs summer camps for risin…
Nonprofit sports-based youth development organization serving Chicago students from historically underserved communities at no cost. Lacrosse is paired with mentoring and academic support across scho…
Recreational men's field league open to players 18 and older of all skill levels, joinable as a free agent, group, or full team. Seasons run fall, spring, and summer with 5-8 games plus a championshi…
Indoor box lacrosse league for men 18 and older played Sunday evenings at the Sofive Soccer Center on Chicago's South Side. Registration is per player as a full team, partial team, or free agent and…
Annual summer recruiting tournament held since 2024 at Elgin Sports Park, with boys divisions for 2028-2034 birth years and girls divisions from high school open down to 2034. Teams are guaranteed fo…
Large western-suburbs lacrosse organization offering travel teams plus non-travel camps, clinics, leagues, and community rec teams for boys and girls ages 3-18. It operates two dedicated indoor facil…
K-8 boys and girls lacrosse program affiliated with Loyola Academy, serving the North Shore and northwest suburbs from Glenview. Players are grouped in two-grade bands, with spring as the main season…
Four-day early-evening summer camp for girls entering grades 2 through 6, grouped by ability level, on Lake Forest's Frost Place fields. Campers need a girls stick, goggles, and a mouthguard, and res…
Community youth lacrosse partnership between East Ave Lacrosse and the Naperville Park District for K-8 boys and girls. Spring competitive league teams run U6 through U14, with learn-to-play, skills,…
Adult box lacrosse league billed as Chicago's largest, playing NLL-rules games with certified referees at the Salt Creek Sports Center in Palatine. Rosters range from experienced Senior A players to…
Annual summer team tournament and individual college showcase run by Team Illinois at the Rockford-area MercyHealth Sportscore complexes. Boys divisions span U8 through the class of 2027 with an 80-p…
Boys and girls youth lacrosse club serving Winnetka, Northfield, Wilmette, and the wider New Trier district through 8th grade. Seasons run spring, summer, and fall with registration via TeamSnap, and…
Playing in Illinois? Members post their own pickup games and open runs here. Post an opportunity.
The directory currently lists 9 leagues, 2 tournaments, 1 camp, 1 clinic, 1 pickup game and 1 tryout in Illinois, spanning field, box and Sixes lacrosse where programs offer them.
Most listed programs are in Chicago, Bloomington and Elgin, with more communities added as new opportunities are verified.