Skating events held in Chicago

[Kimmie P]

As a skater from the Chicagoland area, I always have to travel elsewhere for competitions. I would love it if we could host one out here. I think people from all over the country would be happy to attend an event in Chicago as it would be a refreshingly new place to host an event. Let's get some skating events out here!

If there are any competitions in Chicago, this site (http://www.chicagotraveler.com/chicago_events.htm) would be a great resource for people who are visiting for the first time.

[Sylvia]

They hosted Regionals a few years back. But no LOC (of which there are just two here: DuPage, and then all the other clubs which when combined make up the Skating Council of IL and host big events as a group) has bid on Nationals in forever. We do certainly have plenty of ice and hotels.

Chicago area skating fans could try contacting these 2 clubs/organizations to let them know of their keen interest in having a major skating competition in the area and offering help as volunteers:

http://www.dupagefsc.org/Start.htm

http://www.skatingcouncilofillinois.org/