Northern Association

The Northern Association was a Class D level minor league baseball league. The eight-team league had franchises based in Illinois and Iowa. The league began and ended play in 1910, disbanding on July 19, 1910. The Joliet Jolly-ites moved to Sterling on June 21. The Clinton and Freeport teams disbanded on June 28; The Elgin and Kankakee franchises disbanded on July 11.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel and Fritz Maisel were two league players who reached Major League Baseball after playing in the Northern Association.

Cities represented

1910 Northern Association

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Elgin Kittens	37	20	.649	-	Mal Kittridge
Muscatine Pearl Finders	37	21	.638	½	Lou Walters
Kankakee Kays	34	24	.586	3½	Dan Collins
Jacksonville Jacks	32	31	.508	8	Pants Rowland
Decatur Commodores	30	32	.484	9½	Del Williams / Charles O'Day / McGrew
Joliet Jolly-ites / Sterling Infants	24	34	.414	13½	Hunkey Hines
Freeport Pretzels	22	25	.468	NA	Forrest Plass
Clinton Teddies	10	39	.204	NA	Ted Sullivan / John Marmen

The league disbanded July 19.