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United Center

The brainchild of William Wirtz, owner of the NHL Chicago Blackhawks, and Jerry Reinsdorf, majority owner and Team Chairman of the NBA Chicago Bulls, the United Center was completed in 1994. In addition to sporting events, the arena has hosted the 1996 Democratic National Convention, the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and big-name concerts including Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.

The arena is located east of Interstate 90 and north of Interstate 290 between Damien and Wood and between Madison and Adams just blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan.

Location: 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago Illinois 60612 Telephone 312 455-4500

Other Sports and Sporting Events nearby:
(Libertyville) Bicycle Club of Lake County
(St Charles) Canoe Shack
(Merrillville) Deep River Waterpark
(LaPorte) Door Prairie Museum
(Gurnee) Double W Stables
(Merrillville) Duneland Ski Club

02/18 Coming to The Chicago area
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North Shore Unitarian Church Art Fair Deerfield IL April27-28 NSUC's annual ART FAIR is a juried show featuring the original works of 65+ talented artists and artisans. The fine art and fine crafts exhibited include photography, painting, ceramics, glass, paper, woodwork, metalwork, jewelry, sculpture, fiber, clothing and mixed media. Exhibiting artists come from Illinois as well as from several surrounding states.
Redbud Trail Rendezvous Rochester IN April27-28 See living history of frontier Midwest America, historic camps, music and dance of the period, traditional crafts, food cooked over wood fires, blanket trading, tomahawk and muzzle-loading shooting contests. The village has 40 wooden booths, traditional crafts, blanket trading and muzzle loading shooting matches.
Chocolate Fest Long Grove IL May3-5 Dive into three days of nothing but CHOCOLATE! Mmm, chocolate strawberries, donuts, and much more! Every spring, the Village of Long Grove celebrates the existence of the world's best tasting antioxidant.
Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair Lombard IL May5 The Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair is held annually on St. Charles Road between Main and Elizabeth in downtown Lombard. All of the proceeds received from the craft booth rentals are donated to local charities. Features 140 craft exhibitors and 4000 attendees throughout the day.
Peoria Heights Art Fair Peoria Heights IL May11 A great weekend is planned; the show coincides with the Race for the Cure and the Illinois Art League members show at the Village Hall. A hospitality tent will be open throughout the Art Fair with coffee and donuts in the morning and water and fruit during the day .
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