Wintrust Joins Chicago Stars FC Lakefront Faceoff Match as Presenting Partner
The Chicago Stars today named Wintrust Financial Corporation as the club’s presenting partner for the Lakefront Faceoff match taking place September 7 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The Lakefront Faceoff match, presented by Wintrust, features a rematch between the Chicago Stars and 2024 National Women’s Soccer League Champion, Orlando Pride.
“Wintrust is proud to deepen our commitment to women’s sports and the Chicago community as the presenting partner of the Lakefront Faceoff,” said Amy Yuhn, Executive Vice President and Chief Brand, Engagement & Impact Officer at Wintrust. “This match at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, in partnership with Northwestern University, represents everything we value: local pride, opportunity and progress. As the Stars bring their energy to the lakefront, we’re honored to stand beside them in creating unforgettable moments for fans and the future of the game.”
“Wintrust has been an incredible partner for the Chicago Stars and as a supporter of women’s sports,” said Sara Arnold, Chicago Stars FC Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. “They have supported many of our community and player led initiatives in and around the city of Chicago and we’re thrilled to partner with them further for this marquee match on the lakefront.”
Wintrust was named the front-of-jersey partner of the Chicago Stars in 2024 and is currently in their second year as a partner- with the club. Over the last 18 months, and continuing throughout the rest of 2025, Wintrust has partnered with the Stars to increase the club’s community efforts around Chicagoland. Most recently, the prominent Midwest bank was the presenting partner of the Chicago Stars’ Future Stars Fest, a series of community clinics hosted on the South, North and West sides of the city that hopes to serve over 750 Chicago children.
In addition to helping the club’s community efforts, Wintrust has fully supported Chicago Stars player initiatives. Over two seasons, Chicago Stars players have selected causes that are near and dear to their hearts and worked with organizations around the city to make an impact. This year, Stars players selected: Sarah’s Circle, an organization that provides a full continuum of services for women, including housing, life necessities, and supportive services, to help them permanently end their homelessness; Women’s Business Development Center whose mission is to support and accelerate business development and growth, targeting women and serving all business owners, in order to strengthen their participation in, and impact on, the economy and; Girls on the Run Chicago, a nonprofit organization designed to enhance participants' social, emotional and physical skills to successfully navigate life experiences.
The Chicago Stars take on the Orlando Pride in the Lakefront Faceoff match, presented by Wintrust, September 7 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The match will feature powerhouse players like Julia Grosso, Ludmila and Alyssa Naeher for Chicago, while the defending champions will have Angelina, Barbra Banda and Marta ready to put on a show. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. CT and tickets are available now at chicagostars.com/tickets.
About Chicago Stars FC
Established in 2007 as the Chicago Red Stars, Chicago Stars FC is the premier women’s soccer franchise in the city of Chicago and one of the original eight clubs to form the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. The Chicago Stars have made the NWSL playoffs eight times, seven consecutive, for the second highest playoff appearances in the league, and appeared in the NWSL Championship in 2019 and 2021, finishing as the runners-up both times. The club also made it to the inaugural Challenge Cup final in 2020 and currently holds the NWSL single-match attendance record.
About Wintrust
Wintrust is a financial holding company with $69 billion in assets whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Guided by its “Different Approach, Better Results®” philosophy, Wintrust offers the sophisticated resources of a large bank while providing a community banking experience to each customer. Wintrust operates more than 200 retail banking locations through 16 community bank subsidiaries in the greater Chicago, southern Wisconsin, west Michigan, northwest Indiana, and southwest Florida market areas. In addition, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units, providing residential mortgage origination, wealth management, commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing/outsourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services industry, and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges. For more information, please visit wintrust.com.
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