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The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, formerly known as the Rosemont/O'Hare Exposition Center, is a
convention center A convention center (American and British English spelling differences, American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a Convention (meeting), convention, where individuals and groups ...
located in
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located immediately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,952. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before ...
, a suburb of
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
. Built in 1975, the center has exhibition space of and parking available via a Skybridge connected parking garage, which is able to accommodate 8,000 vehicles. It is located near
O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the primary international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Chicago Loop, Loop business district. The airport is ope ...
,
Allstate Arena Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway ( I-90) ...
,
Rosemont Theatre The Rosemont Theatre is a concert hall in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The venue, which has seats for 4,400 people, opened in 1995 and hosts many different musical artists and shows. It is located near O'Hare International Airport, Fas ...
, and
Fashion Outlets of Chicago Fashion Outlets of Chicago is a shopping mall located in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. Located within the Chicago metropolitan area, the mall lies east of Interstate 294 and O'Hare International Airport and is adjacent to Rosemont Theatre. ...
. The facility is named after the late mayor of Rosemont, Donald E. Stephens. Notable events held annually include: *
Midwest FurFest Midwest FurFest (MFF) is a furry convention that takes place in Rosemont, Illinois, usually on the second weekend after Thanksgiving. First held in 2000, MFF is presented by Midwest Furry Fandom Inc, an Illinois Educational Not-For-Profit Corpora ...
*The Chicago RV and Boat Show *The International Gem and Jewelry Show *
Anime Central Anime Central (ACen) is an annual three-day anime convention held during May at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The convention is organized by the Midwest Animation Promotion Society (MAPS) ...
* Anime Midwest * Anime Magic * Fan Expo Chicago * Nightmare Weekend Chicago * Islamic Society of North America Convention The
American Numismatic Association The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is an organization founded in 1891 by George Francis Heath. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics (the study of coins) along educational, historic ...
held their annual "World's Fair of Money" here in 1991, 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2022.


See also

*
List of convention centers in the United States This is a list of convention centers in the United States by U.S. state, state or insular area. By state Alabama *Bald Rock Lodge (Cheaha State Park) *Bessemer Civic Center *Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex *Bryant Convention Cente ...


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* Rosemont, Illinois Convention centers in Illinois Buildings and structures completed in 1975 Event venues established in 1975 Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois Tourist attractions in Cook County, Illinois 1975 establishments in Illinois {{Illinois-struct-stub