Chicago Steam

{{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

| history = Chicago Steam
(2008-Present)

| arena = South Suburban College

| city = South Holland, Illinois

| colors = Red, yellow, white
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| owner = Ron Hicks

| coach = Mitchell Anderson

| cheerleaders =

| dancers = Chicago Steam Basketball Dance Team

| mascot =

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The Chicago Steam is a basketball team of the American Basketball Association. Founded in 2007, the Steam first played in the 2008-09 ABA season. Based in the Chicago suburb of South Holland, Illinois, the Steam plays its home games at 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.{{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}}

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