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Sears Centre
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| Sears Centre | |
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| Location | 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192 |
| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | October 26, 2006 |
| Owner | Ryan Companies US, Inc. (75%); Sears, Roebuck and Company (25%) |
| Operator | CCO Entertainment |
| Construction cost | US$62 million |
| Tenants | |
| Chicago Shamrox (NLL) (2007-Present) Chicago Hounds (UHL) (2006-Present) Chicago Storm (MISL) (2006-Present) Chicago Slaughter (CIFL) (2007-Present) |
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| Capacity | |
| Theater Shows: 3,000-6,000 Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Indoor Football Games: 9,500 Basketball Games: 10,000 Concerts: 11,800 |
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The Sears Centre is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Sears Centre will host more than 135 events each year, attracting more than 750,000 visitors annually. The center is home to the Chicago Hounds (United Hockey League), the Chicago Storm (Major Indoor Soccer League), and the Chicago Shamrox (National Lacrosse League). They will be joined by the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League in 2007.
The venue opened on October 26, 2006, with the first performances by Duran Duran and Bob Dylan.
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.
| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center | HP Pavilion | Jobing.com Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | |
| 1The New York Titans play four of their home games at Madison Square Garden. 2The New York Titans play four of their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. |
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| Current Arenas in the Major Indoor Soccer League |
| 1st Mariner Arena | Stockton Arena | Sears Centre
Compuware Sports Arena | U.S. Cellular Arena | Wachovia Spectrum |
| Current arenas in the United Hockey League | ||||
| U.S. Cellular Coliseum | Sears Centre | First Arena | Perani Arena and Event Center | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Wings Stadium | L.C. Walker Arena | McMorran Arena | The MARK of the Quad Cities | MetroCentre | ||||
| Current arenas in the Continental Indoor Football League |
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| Great Lakes Division | Atlantic Division | |||
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| Hobart Arena | L.C. Walker Arena | McMorran Place | Prairie Capital Convention Center | Sears Centre | Summit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Wings Stadium | DCU Center | Main Street Armory | Mennen Arena | Show Place Arena | Stabler Arena | St. John Arena | |||
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