Odeum Expo Center
The Odeum Expo Center is a convention center located in Villa Park, Illinois. It features of exhibit space at the North Hall and of exhibit space at the South Hall.
Both halls have pitched roofs as high as. The South Hall is also used as an arena with an 85-by-194-foot artificial turf surface for indoor soccer or indoor football. It can seat 2,500 for indoor soccer, football or lacrosse, and up to 5,500 for boxing, MMA/UFC, wrestling, and concerts. In addition, the Odeum Expo Center features two mezzanines, the lower with and the upper mezzanine with and a roof up to. There are also of meeting space and a lobby.
In 2010, the Odeum became the home to the Chicago Cardinals of the Continental Indoor Football League. Also in 2010 the Chicago Riot of the Major Indoor Soccer League began play at the Odeum Expo Center. In 2014, the Chicago Blitz professional indoor football team began play at the Odeum in the CIFL. They continued their home games through 2016 as a member of the AIF, until the league folded and team subsequently cancelled their remaining season games.
