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South Side Little League offers baseball related activities and softball related activities, including in season practice. The program also includes special events such as a White Sox Game, a Family Fun Banquet, and Fireballs.
• Schedule: In season practice
South Side Little League is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization and a chartered member of Little League Baseball and Softball of Williamsport, PA, playing in District 7. The league has been an integral part of the Chatham community since 1955 and is the only organization of its kind in that community. It is purely an in-house little league with no travel ball teams, and all children are from Chatham and bordering neighborhoods. South Side Little League is one of the oldest African-American little leagues in Chicago and has visited the White House under President George HW Bush and had a stadium donated under Mayor Daley. The league requires all volunteers to pass third party background checks prior to having any involvement within the league. Its mission states that it strives to provide a safe space for athletes to learn the fundamentals of baseball while also building character and teaching life lessons, and that it is looking to build winners on and off the field.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
• Schedule: In season practice
South Side Little League is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization and a chartered member of Little League Baseball and Softball of Williamsport, PA, playing in District 7. The league has been an integral part of the Chatham community since 1955 and is the only organization of its kind in that community. It is purely an in-house little league with no travel ball teams, and all children are from Chatham and bordering neighborhoods. South Side Little League is one of the oldest African-American little leagues in Chicago and has visited the White House under President George HW Bush and had a stadium donated under Mayor Daley. The league requires all volunteers to pass third party background checks prior to having any involvement within the league. Its mission states that it strives to provide a safe space for athletes to learn the fundamentals of baseball while also building character and teaching life lessons, and that it is looking to build winners on and off the field.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
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