The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team, which is part of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) –the longest running female professional sports league in the world. Started its first season in 2006, the Chicago Sky became the first independently owned WNBA team in the country. The team’s Principal Owner, Michael Alter, is a Chicago native and President of the Alter Group, one of the country’s largest private commercial real estate development companies. The mission of the Chicago Sky is to to enrich the lives of the Chicagoland community by providing competitive, world-class basketball combined with a drive to inspire people to believe in redefining what is possible. On Sunday, October 17, 2021 the Chicago Sky won its first WNBA Championship. The Chicago Sky plays its home games at the Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL. The regular season runs from May to September, with the All-Star game taking place midway through the season in July and the playoffs concluding by the middle of October. Follow the WNBA Chicago Sky on FB, Twitter and Instagram @WNBAChicagoSky To learn more about the Sky call us at 866.SKY.WNBA or visit SKY.WNBA.COM.