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The Now Arena (originally known as the Sears Centre, Sears Centre Arena and stylized as NOW Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb 25 miles (40 km) from Chicago, near land which formerly contained the Poplar Creek Music Theater.
Development of the business park is still ongoing, and recent additions in the 2000s include the 11,000-seat Now Arena; office buildings for Serta, WT Engineering, I-CAR, and Mary Kay; a Cabela's outdoor outfitters store; a 295-room Marriott hotel; and the 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m 2) Poplar Creek Crossing Retail Center, which is anchored ...
This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 1,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey, arena soccer and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions.
In 2022, Janesville-based Woodman's Markets proposed adding a 140,000 square feet (13,006 m 2) convention center and ice arena to Uptown Janesville in place of the Sears anchor. This building would be known as the Woodman's Sports & Convention Center, abbreviated as the Woodman's Center.
In 2006, the Sears Centre (as of 2020, the Now Arena) opened in Hoffman Estates, near the former location of Poplar Creek. A new outdoor theatre next to the Sears Centre and about one mile from Poplar Creek's former location had been approved for construction. With approximately 10,000 seats, but was never built.
Sears Centre Arena: Lost, 18–31 May 10: Las Vegas Sin: Sears Centre Arena: Won, 34–12 July 26: Minnesota Valkyrie: Target Center: Won, 25–12 August 10: Green Bay Chill: Resch Center: Won, 27–18 Divisional Playoffs: August 17: Los Angeles Temptation: Sears Centre Arena: Won, 19–12 Conference Championship: August 24: Seattle Mist ...
The 32nd edition of the U.S. Classic, in 2015, was held at the Sears Centre Arena, just outside Chicago, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. This is the third time it was held at the arena but the event has been held in Chicago since 2010, when it was hosted at the UIC Pavilion. The interior of the Sears Centre Arena, the venue of the 2015 event
The arena is the largest in the United States in size, though not in capacity. Its exterior bears a striking resemblance to that of Chicago Stadium. It seats 19,717 for hockey, 20,917 for basketball and up to 23,500 for concerts. The United Center hosts over 200 events per year and has drawn over 20 million visitors since its opening.