Sears Centre

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Sears Centre
SearsCentrelogo.png Sears Centre.JPG
Location 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192-3720
Broke ground July 21, 2005[1]
Opened October 26, 2006
Owner Village of Hoffman Estates
Operator Global Spectrum
Surface Multi-surface
Construction cost USD $62 million
($71.5 million in 2012 dollars[2])
Architect RoehrSchmitt Architecture[3]
General Contractor Ryan Companies US, Inc.[4]
Capacity Theater Shows: 2,200-11,218
Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Indoor Football Games: 8,362
Basketball Games: 10,000
Concerts: 11,800[5]
Tenants
Chicago Slaughter (IFL) (2007–present)
Chicago Storm (MISL/XSL) (20062009)
Chicago Hounds (UHL) (20062007)
Chicago Shamrox (NLL) (20072008)
Notre Dame Shilelagh Hockey Tournament (2009)
Chicago Bliss (LFL) (20092010)
Chicago Express (ECHL) (2011-present)

The Sears Centre is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb, 25 miles from Chicago. The arena has 43 luxury suites on two separate levels. The venue opened on October 26, 2006, with performances by Duran Duran and Bob Dylan; it was estimated to attract over 750,000 visitors annually.[5]

The Sears Centre is located near the former site of the Poplar Creek Music Theater, a venue that was also located in Hoffman Estates from 1980 to 1994. Food services are provided by Levy Restaurants.

Recently, the Village of Hoffman Estates took over ownership of the arena after Ryan Companies Inc. walked away from the arena due to the arena's lack of success.[6] However, since the village took over the arena and hired Global Spectrum[7] to manage it, the arena has shown improvements.[8] Recently, the arena added a hockey team.[9]

Contents

[edit] Current tenants

The ice surface set up for an Express game.

[edit] Former tenants

[edit] Notable events

Concerts:

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Construction of Sears Centre Officially Underway; Sears and Ryan Companies Host Groundbreaking Ceremony". PR Newswire. July 21, 2005. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-134248149.html. 
  2. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. ^ http://roehrschmitt.com/main/?p=747
  4. ^ http://www.apigroupinc.com/headline/LeJeune_Steel_was_selected_as_the_Structural_Steel_manufacturer_and.html
  5. ^ a b "Sears Centre Arena Venue Info". Searscentre.com. http://www.searscentre.com/arena/venue.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "Hoffman Estates adjusts to owning arena". DailyHerald.com. 2010-07-07. http://saxo.dailyherald.com/article/20100707/News/307079716/. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  8. ^ "Sears Centre shining for Hoffman Estates". DailyHerald.com. http://saxo.dailyherald.com/article/20100608/News/306089871/. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  9. ^ "Sears Centre to house new hockey team". DailyHerald.com. 2010-06-19. http://saxo.dailyherald.com/article/20100619/Sports/306199806/. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  10. ^ "Home". chicagoslaughter.com. http://www.chicago-slaughter.com/. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  11. ^ [2][dead link]
  12. ^ a b [3][dead link]
  13. ^ "Chicago Storm". Chicagolandsoccernews.com. http://www.chicagolandsoccernews.com/teams/storm.php. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  14. ^ "Bound For Glory 2008 In Chicago". TNAWrestling.com. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080607071820/http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/357/84/. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
  15. ^ [4][dead link]
  16. ^ [5][dead link]

[edit] External links

Events and tenants
Preceded by
UIC Pavilion
Home of the
Chicago Storm

2006–2009
Succeeded by
Chicago Sports Zone
Preceded by
none
Home of the
Chicago Slaughter

2007 – present
Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Gwinnett Center
Host of Bound for Glory IV
2008
Succeeded by
Bren Events Center

Coordinates: 42°4′18.10″N 88°12′34.04″W / 42.071694°N 88.2094556°W / 42.071694; -88.2094556

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