The Chicago Politicians was a team formed in 1986 by Arena Football League founder Jim Foster to play an initial "test game" in Rockford, Illinois at the MetroCentre. They were defeated by the Rockford Metros, 30-18. The test was deemed successful, as a four-team "demonstration season" was held the next year, and Arena football has been played every year since, although the [Arena Football League itself ceased operations after its 2008 season. Some of the Politicians went on to play for the Chicago Bruisers and the other charter AFL teams, the Denver Dynamite, Pittsburgh Gladiators, and Washington Commandos.

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