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Chicago Outfit Roller Derby

Chicago Outfit Roller Derby (commonly referred to as The Outfit) is an all-female flat-track roller derby league based in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2007, the Chicago Outfit became full members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) on June 17, 2010. WFTDA currently ranks the Outfit at #9 in the North Central region.

The Chicago Outfit is the only all-travel roller derby league in the city of Chicago. As of the 2011 season, the league consists of three separate travel teams. The Syndicate is the Outfit's A-team, representing the league in bouts counting toward WFTDA rankings. The Outfit added the Shade Brigade, the B-level team, in January 2009. The Shade Brigade competes against the B-level travel teams of other WFTDA leagues, as well as newer and smaller non-WFTDA teams. Due to the large number of new skaters joining the Outfit at the end of 2010, the league voted to start a additional C-level team for beginning derby skaters. This team will begin competing in the summer of 2011 and has not yet been named.

The Outfit is a democratic league, run by the skaters and for the skaters. The league contributes charitably to several non-profit organizations, including Ignite the Spirit, Family of Moxie Mayhem, Derby News Network, Help Tequila, Girls Rock! Chicago, and Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN). The Outfit also coaches the Chicago Riots, which is a junior roller derby league consisting of girls ages 12 to 17.