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sized soccer field and regulation-sized
natural grass and turf fields.
Convention Center: Tinley Park
Convention Center offers over 70,000
square feet of total exhibition space.
Contact: Chicago
Southland CVB,
www.visit
chicago
southland.com.
Elgin
In the northern part
of the state is Elgin.
The city sits along
the Fox River, just
45 minutes outside
of Chicago and 30
minutes from
O'Hare International
Airport.
Hotel rooms:
1,211
Major facilities:
Elgin Sports
Complex has 10
lighted softball
fields, 10 soccer
fields, a BMX track
and two sand volley-
ball courts. Leafs Ice
Centre is a state-of-
the-art ice facility
with three NHL-
sized rinks.
IntraSoccer has
three fields.
Contact: Elgin
Area CVB,
www.northernfox
rivervalley.com.
Kankakee County
Kankakee County, in
western Illinois, is
about an hour out-
side of Chicago off
Interstate 57. In
addition to 57 miles of the Kankakee
River, a great location for water sports, the
county offers eight golf courses and over
160 restaurants.
Hotel rooms: 900
Major facilities: Legends Sportsplex
includes a 50,000-square-foot sportsplex
and indoor turf arena. Centrue Bank
Softball Complex includes six fields,
four of which are lighted. Diamond
Sports Complex offers six baseball/soft-
ball fields. Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena
features an NHL-sized rink.
Contact: Kankakee County CVB,
www.visitkankakeecounty.com.
Lake County
Lake County is located in the far northeast
corner of Illinois, 30 miles from Chicago.
The county is bordered by the state of
Wisconsin to the north and Lake Michigan
to the east. Dotted
with rural, urban
and suburban
areas and dozens
of lakes and rivers,
it offers a variety
of indoor and out-
door venues to
host a youth sports
tournament or
adult competition.
Hotel rooms:
8,500
Major facili-
ties: Waukegan
Outdoor Sports
Park has four
lighted softball
fields, 14 outdoor
natural turf fields
and a lighted sta-
dium turf field.
Greater
Libertyville
Soccer Association
has 20 outdoor
fields. Libertyville
Sports Complex
features 168,000
square feet of
indoor floor space,
eight full-sized
courts and two
full-sized soccer
fields.
Contact: Visit
Lake County,
www.sportslake
county.com.
Peoria
The city of
Peoria, located
in central Illinois along the banks of the
Illinois River, will soon welcome a new
state-of-the-art venue. Louisville Slugger
has announced a partnership with a
sports center to construct the Louisville
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