The athletes on Chicago's major sports teams are some of the biggest names in town. They also command some really big paychecks. Using data from www.spotrac.com, a site that tracks sports contracts, the Chicago Tribune collected the players signed with the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs and White Sox as of mid-April. While the Bears have the most players on the roster, most are set to make less than $1 million for 2017; the Bulls have nearly half of the 16 players on their roster making $1 million to $5 million. The baseball teams have the highest annual salaries, with a number of players topping $20 million. None of these totals include money made from endorsements or other sources, and each league has different rules for young players coming out of the draft.

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Athletes signed with teams as of April 2017. Click on a category to sort.

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Sources: Spotrac, the teams, Chicago Tribune reporting