there are places to play in Chicago... the Chicago Open is held ever year sometime in September (i just played in it). There's a list of places to play here: http://www.midwestbadminton.com/ Just go to the column on the left and click 'Where To Play' and you'll be able to find a list of Illinois clubs. good luck! hope to see you at the Chicago Open next year! Gregory
There are several place in Chicago suburb area to play. If you have a yahoo email account, try to do a search on clpb and you can get some more info on many chicago area group. Good luck and have fun. here is the website http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/clbp/