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1988 Chicago Express Program from the World Basketball League

Chicago Express

Can you launch a minor league basketball franchise in Chicago on the shoulders of Michael Jordan’s big brother Larry?  Apparently not, as the Chicago Express of the World Basketball League learned during the summer of 1988, playing to acres of empty seats at the suburban Rosemont Horizon.

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1989 Illinois Express Media Guide

Illinois Express

The Illinois Express was a short-lived minor league basketball team in the funky World Basketball League.  The WBL’s unusual gimmick was that all players had to 6′ 5″ tall or shorter, with the idea that this would lead to a fast-paced, guard heavy, run n’ gun style of play. After spending a year in the Windy City as the Chicago Express in 1988, the team moved to the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield and played two summer seasons in 1989 and 1990 before folding.

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