Credit Union 1 Arena

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Credit Union 1 Arena
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Credit Union 1 Arena
Former namesUIC Pavilion (1982–2018)
Location525 South Racine Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Coordinates 41°52′29″N87°39′22″W / 41.87472°N 87.65611°W / 41.87472; -87.65611
Owner University of Illinois Chicago
OperatorUniversity of Illinois Chicago
Capacity 10,300 (concerts), 9,500 (boxing and wrestling), 8,000 (basketball)
SurfaceConcrete
Construction
Broke groundJune 1, 1979 [1]
OpenedMay 31, 1982
Renovated2001
Construction cost$10 million
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill [2]
Tenants
UIC Flames basketball (NCAA D-1) (1982–present)
UIC Flames men's ice hockey (NCAA D-1) (1982–1996)
Chicago Cheetahs (RHI) (1994)
Chicago Rockers (CBA) (1994–1996)
Windy City Rollers (WFTDA) (2004–present)
Chicago Storm (MISL II) (2004–2006)
Chicago Sky (WNBA) (2006–2009)
Chicago Eagles (CIF) (2016)

Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known as UIC Pavilion) is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1982.

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Description and history

Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago. Originally named the UIC Pavilion, it opened in 1982, and was renovated in 2001. The arena is rented for many functions and concerts. It is accessible from the CTA Blue Line Racine stop, located one block north of the Pavilion. It is also accessible from the #7 Harrison Bus and the #60 Blue Island/26th Bus. It also hosted UIC's ice hockey team when they competed in the CCHA as well as the 1984, 1999, and 2000 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament.

Credit Union 1 Arena is home to the UIC Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team. It is the home of the Chicago Smash of World TeamTennis and Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. [3] From 2004 to 2006 it also housed the Chicago Storm Major Indoor Soccer League team before they moved into the newly constructed Sears Centre. The UIC Pavilion was the home arena for Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW Wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was the site of three PPV events: Starrcade 87, Chi-Town Rumble and Halloween Havoc 90. When used as a concert venue the arena seats up to 10,075 for end-stage shows, 7,924 for 34-house shows, and 5,878 for 12-house shows. The venue continues to be a regular host for major rock concerts, including notable sets from Green Day [ citation needed ] to Phish. [4]

In 2016, it was the home the Chicago Eagles of Champions Indoor Football. [5] However, the team went on hiatus for the 2017 season.

In 2018, UIC signed a 15-year naming rights agreement with Credit Union 1, a credit union based in Illinois, and renamed the venue from UIC Pavilion to Credit Union 1 Arena. [6]

Notable events

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Demonstrators outside the arena protesting a scheduled Trump rally on March 11, 2016. Trump protest Chicago March 11, 2016.jpg
Demonstrators outside the arena protesting a scheduled Trump rally on March 11, 2016.

2020s

See also

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Events and tenants
Preceded by
first arena
Home of the
Chicago Storm

2004 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
first arena
Home of the
Chicago Sky

2006 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
Final Venue

2019
Succeeded by