Odeum Expo Center

The Odeum Expo Center was a convention center located in Villa Park, Illinois. It featured 20106 sqft of exhibit space at the North Hall and 21632 sqft of exhibit space at the South Hall.

Both halls had pitched roofs as high as 50 ft. The South Hall was also used as an arena with an 85-by-194-foot artificial turf surface for indoor soccer or indoor football. It seated 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 featured two mezzanines, the lower with 4340 sqft and the upper mezzanine with 13024 sqft and a roof up to 40 ft. There were also 9750 sqft of meeting space and a 2064 sqft 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.

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