| Location: | East Cermak Road Chicago, Illinois  United States
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| Owner: | Metropolitan Pier Exposition Authority | |
| Operator: | Metropolitan Pier Exposition Authority | |
| Capacity: | 10,000 | |
| Construction information | ||
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| Broke ground: | November 16, 2015 | |
| Opened: | October 14, 2017 | |
| Construction cost: |
$173 million | |
| Tenants | ||
| DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Blue Demons (Women) | ||
The Wintrust Arena, previously referred to as DePaul Arena or McCormick Place Events Center is a indoor sports venue in Chicago, Illinois. It is the home court for the men's and women's basketball teams of DePaul University. The arena was announced in May 2013, with construction planned to begin in 2014, and use expected to begin with the 2016–17 season. When construction began in November 2015 it was expected to be completed for the 2017–18 season. Although DePaul had been seeking a new home arena — it has used Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont since 1980 — it rejected a November 2012 ten-year offer to play rent free at the United Center. Instead, DePaul will use Allstate Arena on a recurring one-year basis until it has a new home.