Sears Centre

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Sears Centre

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) (Start in 2007) Chicago Hounds (UHL) (Start in 2006) Chicago Storm (MISL) (2006–Present) Chicago (CIFL) (Starting March 2007)
Seats
Theater Shows: 3,000-6,000 Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Indoor Football Games: 9,500 Basketball Games: 10,000 Concerts: 11,800

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 will be home to the Chicago Hounds (United Hockey League) and Chicago Storm (Major Indoor Soccer League), which start in 2006, as well as the Chicago Shamrox (National Lacrosse League), and an indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League, which start 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.

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Sears Centre

Eastern Division		Western Division
Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League
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.

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

Great Lakes Division		Atlantic Division
Current arenas in the Continental Indoor Football League
Alice Noble Ice Arena \| Hobart Arena \| L.C. Walker Arena \| McMorran Place \| Prairie Capital Convention Center \| Sears Centre \| Veterans Memorial Coliseum \| Wings Stadium		DCU Center \| Main Street Armory \| Mennen Arena \| Show Place Arena \| Stabler Arena \| St. John Arena