Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren, IHSA executive director Craig Anderson and Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala speak at Halas Hall Wednesday to discuss the IHSA's decision to make girls flag football an official sport beginning in the fall of 2024.

Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala along with various players and coaches share their excitement about the girls flag football becoming sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association beginning in the fall of 2024.

Just three years in, our Girls Flag Football league is thriving with over 2,500 participants throughout the Chicagoland area.

Follow Willowbrook High School's girls flag football team, the Illinois state champions, as they receive a good luck message from Bears head coach Matt Eberflus before competing in the 2023 Nike Kickoff Classic at Nike's World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

Lauren Screeden sits down with Juliana Zavala, Senior Manager of Elementary Sports for Chicago Public Schools, to talk about launching the first ever Chicago girls high school flag football league.