when is the last time the chicago bulls won a championship?
1998 NBA Finals
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 = = = Chicago Bulls ( 2016 – present ) = = = 

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 = = = Rebirth and championship dominance ( 2014 – 2015 ) = = = 

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 Chicago 's win clinched the team 's 15th postseason berth in franchise history , their first in 9 years since losing in the 1989 National League Championship Series . The Cubs ' presence in the postseason , playing for a spot in the World Series , led several sportswriters to reference the Curse of the Billy Goat and the difficulties the Cubs ' had faced since 1945 . The Billy Goat story suggests that Billy Sianis cursed the Cubs after he and his goat were asked to leave game four of the 1945 World Series . The playoff berth matched the Cubs with the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS , where the Cubs were swept three games to none . The Cubs have not made the World Series since 1945 and have not won a title since 1908 . 

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 Chicago benefited from a strong sports culture . On August 1 , 2006 , it was named Best Sports City in the US by Sporting News . Chicagoans are famous for their rabid support of their home teams : the Chicago Bears , Chicago Bulls , Chicago Cubs , Chicago White Sox , Chicago Blackhawks , Chicago Wolves , and more recently , Chicago Sky ( WNBA ) , Chicago Fire , the Chicago Red Stars ( the new women 's soccer team ) , and the Chicago Machine . Other events such as the Chicago Marathon , one of the five World Marathon Majors , will also play a part in Chicago 's Olympic @-@ planning process . 

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 The team 's president , Bruce Allen addressed a letter dated May 23 , 2014 to Senator Reid repeating the position that the name was originated by Native Americans to refer to themselves , that the logo was also designed and approved by Native American leaders , that the vast majority of both Native Americans and the public do not find the name offensive . 
