U.S. Cellular Coliseum

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U.S. Cellular Coliseum under construction
U.S. Cellular Coliseum under construction

U.S. Cellular Coliseum is an arena in downtown Bloomington, Illinois that opened to the public on April 1, 2006. It is on the southwest corner of Madison Street (US-51) and Front Street. It host the Bloomington Extreme indoor football team of United Indoor Football and the Bloomington Prairie Thunder of the International Hockey League. The arena's seating capacity is approximately 7,000 for hockey and indoor football games.

Mayor Judy Markowitz, who had championed the project, cast the deciding vote when the City Council was deadlocked at 4-4 on a resolution to initiate its construction.[1] Following the Council vote, a non-binding referendum asking if public funds should be used to build the arena failed by 2/3 of the vote.[2] Even so, the arena was still built.

Currently, the City of Bloomington is searching for ways to fill the budget deficit it faces, due to the facility's operating losses projected to top $1.6 million for this calendar year. Proposals include scaling back public infrastructure repair projects and eliminating staff in order to avoid a tax raise.

The wireless telephone company has sponsored several sports venues:

Current arenas in the International Hockey League
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | L.C. Walker Arena | McMorran Place | Perani Arena and Event Center | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | Wings Stadium
Current arenas in United Indoor Football
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Family Arena | US Cellular Coliseum Britt Brown Arena (2008) | Budweiser Events Center | Gateway Arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Rimrock Auto Arena | Sioux Falls Arena

  1. ^ The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL, Dec. 9, 2003[www.pantagraph.com]
  2. ^ The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL, Mar. 17, 2004
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