Wintrust Arena

It is the current home court for the men's and women's basketball teams of DePaul University and serves as an events center for McCormick Place.Although DePaul had been seeking a new home arena—it had used Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont since 1980—it rejected a 10-year offer in November 2012 to play rent free at the United Center.[8] On November 16, 2016, DePaul and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA or "McPier") announced that the new event center at McCormick Square would be called Wintrust Arena.[11] Upon announcement, ESPN reported the expected cost of the 10,000-seat arena, located on Cermak Road between Indiana and Prairie Avenue, across the street from McCormick Place was $173 million.[16] On November 16, 2015, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, officials from DePaul University and McCormick Place attended the ceremonial groundbreaking for the center.[30] In October 2021, Wintrust Arena hosted Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals, during which the Chicago Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury to capture the team's first championship.[34][35][36][37] On February 5, 2021, the arena hosted a high school basketball game between two of the top-ranked teams in the country, #14 Sierra Canyon from Chatsworth, California (21-3) and #19 Glenbard West from Glen Ellyn, Illinois (26-0).

Wintrust Arena under construction in August 2016

The arena and its distinctive roof, as viewed from a nearby building

Packed basketball Arena, shown from behind one basket, looking across the court — Wintrust Arena is home to the WNBA team, The Chicago Sky

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