The first pro sports team in Illinois was the Chicago Cubs, founded in 1875.
Illinois has no main sport but if u had to choose then probably football, baseball and basketball due to their pro teams.
skiing and snowboarding
Wrestling.
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There is no particular first sport, sports go back very far in history that know one knows for sure.
football because the bears
In 1864 and it became an Olympic Sport in 1964.
Shadrach Bond was the first state govenor of Illinois.
Men's basketball became a varsity sport at the University of Illinois in the 1905-1906 season.
Native Americans were the first to live in Illinois.
Lacrosse is the first sport played in Canada which is also the first sport invented.
What makes football so unpopular? Well...first things first, football includes too many rules and equipment. It is also a very rough sport and is not suitable for all ages. The sport is not very affordable for everyone. Mostly men play it,because it is a dirty and rough sport...I hope this helped!