There are many youth football programs like the Hillside Hurricanes in the Chicagoland area. When comparing, look at what league each Youth Football Program in the Northwest Side of Chicago belongs to as it will make a difference in your child’s football and cheer experience.

Leagues in the Chicagoland area are The Chicagoland Football League ( TCYFL ), POP Warner, American Youth Football ( AYF ), United Youth Football ( UYF ) and the Bill George League.

When you compare, you will find TCYFL is the largest Independent Youth Tackle Football League in the United States. TCYFL fields thousands of players on hundreds of teams from thirty eight Member Communities based throughout Chicagoland and Southeastern Wisconsin, including Antioch, Barrington, Berwyn, Buffalo Grove, Cary, Central, Crystal Lake, Deerfield/HP, Des Plaines, East Aurora, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Glenview, Grant, Grayslake, Huntley, Kaneland, Kenosha, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lakes Jr Eagles, Libertyville, McHenry, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, North Chicago, North Shore, North Side, Northbrook, Northwest, Prairie Ridge, Riverside Brookfield, Rolling Meadows, Round Lake, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Stevenson, Villa Park, Warren, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wildwood, Wisconsin, Woodstock, and Zion Benton.

Before you enroll your child into any Youth Football Program, find out what league they’re associated with, how many organizations are in that league and which towns/parks are they. Also, ask the program how many times in you will be playing the same team MULTIPLE TIMES in the same year! There is a reason why programs are wanting to move over to TCYFL.