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Happy International Women's Day! Celebrating the women who inspire generations on and off the pitch ✨🩵👏

picture of Ally Schlegel & Julia Grosso standing with Local 134 and holding their Star of the Month certificates & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: October/November 2025 — Ally Schlegel Ally’s star lives in the Hydra – Female Water Snake – constellation, the largest constellation in the sky and is located in the southern celestial hemisphere. The constellation was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It represents the Lernaean Hydra from the Greek myth of Heracles’ Twelve Labours Ally & Ella share a constellation, which is sisters with Sam's constellation

Star of the Month: October/November 2025 — Julia Grosso Julia’s star is in Carina, meaning “the keel” [of a ship], constellation is located in the southern sky. When discovered by Ptolemy in the 2nd century CE, Carina was part of a larger constellation called Argo Navis, but the constellation was divided into 3 smaller constellations by a French astronomer in the 18th century: Carina (the keel), Puppis (the stern), and Vela (the sails).

✨ October/November — Ally Schlegel 🩷 & Julia Grosso 🇨🇦

picture of Ella Masar standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: August 2025 — Ella Masar Ella’s star lives in the Hydra – Female Water Snake – constellation, the largest constellation in the sky and is located in the southern celestial hemisphere. The constellation was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It represents the Lernaean Hydra from the Greek myth of Heracles’ Twelve Labours Ella's constellation is sisters with Sam's constellation!

picture of Bea Franklin standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: September 2025 — Bea Franklin Bea’s star lives in Cetus, the fourth largest constellation, which was catalogued by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century and named after the sea monster from the Greek myth about Andromeda, a princess sacrificed to the monster as punishment for her mother Cassiopeia’s vanity. Perseus rescued the princess and defeated Cetus.

✨ August — Ella Masar ⚽️
✨ September — Bea Franklin 🐝

picture of Sam Staab standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: May 2025 — Sam Staab Sam’s star lies in the Draco – meaning “the dragon” – Constellation, which is in the far northern sky. First catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, the constellation represents Ladon, the dragon that guarded the gardens of Hersperides in Greek mythology.

picture of Taylor Malham standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: June 2025 — Taylor Malham Taylor’s star can be found in the Dorado – meaning “dolphinfish” in Spanish – Constellation, which lies in the southern sky. Dorado was created by Petrus Plancius, a Dutch astronomer, who often named constellations after animals.

✨ May — Sam Staab 🐶
✨ June — Taylor Malham 💪

picture of Jameese Joseph standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: March 2025 — Jameese Joseph Jameese’s star is located in the Pavo constellation (Latin for peacock), a small and faint constellation located in the southern sky introduced by Dutch astronomers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the late 16th century.

picture of Ludmila standing with Local 134 and holding her Star of the Month certificate & Certification of Adoption

Star of the Month: April 2025 — Ludmila Ludmila’s star is in the Vulpecula, meaning “the little fox” in Latin, constellation in the northern sky. Vulpecula was introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the late 17th century.

✨ March — Jameese Joseph 😤
✨ April — Ludmila 🇧🇷

a map of the constellations with a red star around each constellation that has a Star of the Month

One of last year's highlights was our new Star of the Month award! Each month we adopted a star and named it for a player (or coach!) who made an impact on the field ✨ There's a sky full of Stars that's only going to grow this season! For those who have left Chicago — once a Star, always a Star 🤩❤️💙

‼️ TEN DAYS ‼️

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The Independent Supporters Council is in solidarity with the USLPA and the players as they pursue a fair agreement.

Our full statement is in this thread.

#StandUpForStandards

With other teams finding a way to celebrate the Black community, nothing is not a choice, @washingtonspirit.com.

Shouts to the Zamboni riders at tonight's Sirens game!

Trans people belong. Trans people have always been here. Trans people will always be here. We will never stop fighting for our neighbors, our friends, our community.

Text box over a picture of the Blue Crew section holding a sign that says Trans People Belong. Text reads: We're disgusted, dismayed, and quite frankly, terrified by the actions of the Kansas State legislature over the last couple weeks, which has accelerated to a new frightening degree by the invalidation of driver's licenses and birth certificates. Trans people belong. Trans people have always been here. Trans people will always be here. We will never stop fighting for our neighbors, our friends, our community. We will share and amplify resources on how you can help the trans community in Kansas

Introducing the Chicago DNA kit! A nod to Chicago’s iconic, timeless architecture and the grit and resilience of our community.

Available now at chicagostarsshop.com! 🩵🔥

a quick reminder on where we stand — trans rights are human rights and trans people belong. 🏳️‍⚧️

Stars are getting a new home/primary kit this year... will screenshot the candidates from the video and put below. #withthestars #nwsl

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A picture of The Globe Pub's interior is the top 3rd of the page. A navy background with text is the bottom 2/3: Sunday, March 15 Kickoff at 6pm The Globe Pub (1934 W Irving Park Rd) Specialty cocktail Giveaways Raffle prizes

TWENTY DAYS UNTIL @chicagostars.com ARE BACK IN ACTION 🤩 We're kicking off the season with a big watch party at The Globe Pub — we hope you'll join us for some goals 🤞, drinks, and special prizes!* ⚽️🍻🎟️

*Venue policy is 21+ for special events.

Meech is joining the Super Falcons for two preparation matches against Cameroon ahead of the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations! 🇳🇬

Vamos con todo! Aaliyah is joining Mexico to face Saint Lucia and Brazil! 🇲🇽🙌

a picture of last season's "Shooting for the Stars" tifo Home Opener Tifo Painting February 21 12pm-4pm 6311arts | 6311 N Clark St

If you're not tifo painting with us this Saturday, what are you even doing? 🎨 Chicago False Spring is here and it's getting us PUMPED for lakeside @chicagostars.com matches 🤩

Saturday, February 21
12pm–4pm
6311 N Clark St

The roster’s in — Grosso’s on it 🇨🇦
 
Julia will head to the 2026 SheBelieves Cup with CANWNT! 
 
🇨🇴 | Colombia, March 1 at 1 PM CT
🇺🇸 | USA, March 4 at 5:30 PM CT
🇦🇷 | Argentina, March 7 at 11:30 AM CT

Meese is joining the @uswnt.ussoccer.com for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup! 🇺🇸🙌

More on the roster & new tournament rules: ussoc.cr/sbc2026

MJ is headed to Portugal with the USYNT U-19’s for three international friendly matches! 🇺🇸

🇨🇿 Czechia | Feb. 27
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales | March 2
🇵🇹 Portugal | March 6

Happy Lunar New Year!

Second match, second dub.

A 1–0 win over Alhama CF with a goal by Ivonne! 🙌

Presented by Gallagher Global.

Wear it. Carry it. Sip from it. ✨

Our Evanston collabs are here — a tee, tote, & mug made with Sketchbook Brewing, Evanston Pour, and D&D Finer Foods.

Get yours today 🛒: chicagostarsshop.com/collections/...

ok, we see you making moves, Stars 👀‼️

If you're interested in planning a group visit, let us know and we can publicize the date & time to our membership!

P.S. We can personally vouch that the Crafting Characters: The Costumes of Paul Tazewell exhibit at MSI is amazing!

a black background with white text that says "Celebrating Black History Month in Chicago" and a swoopy graphic at the bottom in yellow, red, & green.

Museums: Griffin Museum of Science & Industry • Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibit • Crafting Characters: The Costumes of Paul Tazewell The Field Museum • Connecting Threads - Africa Fashion in Chicago The Chicago History Museum • Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till The DuSable Black History Museum • Paris in Black

Happy Black History Month! There are many events & offerings throughout Chicago to celebrate Black History Month (check out the Chicago Public Library's calendar!) but we wanted to highlight a few of the museum exhibits.