The Odeum Expo Center was a

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located in

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. It featured of exhibit space at the North Hall and of exhibit space at the South Hall. Both halls had pitched roofs as high as . The South Hall was also used as an arena with an 85-by-194-foot artificial turf surface for

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or indoor football. It seated 2,500 for indoor soccer, football or lacrosse, and up to 5,500 for

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, MMA/UFC,

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, and

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. In addition, the Odeum Expo Center featured two mezzanines, the lower with and the upper mezzanine with and a roof up to . There were also of meeting space and a lobby. In 2010, the Odeum became the home to the

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of the

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. 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. In January 2022, it was announced that the Odeum would be sold and permanently closed at the end of May 2022.

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