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Event spaces for meetings and events in Illinois

Bank of Springfield Center
Event space · Springfield, United States
50–6,459 guests6 event spaces
A 44,000 sq ft column-free hall and a 9,100 sq ft ballroom for conventions and receptions in Springfield, Illinois
Salvage One
Event space · Chicago, United States
60–250 guests4 event spaces
A 60,000 sq ft salvage warehouse with a courtyard, a ceremony hall for 250 standing and a reception floor for 250 seated
Alhambra Palace Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
50–1,200 guests6 event spaces
Six event spaces for 50 to 1,200 guests in a palace-style venue in Chicago's West Loop
Castle Ridge
Event space · Centralia, United States
150–1,200 guests5 event spaces
A Great Hall for up to 1,200 guests, a rooftop for 200 and lakeside ceremony sites for 150 to 500 in Centralia, Illinois
The Lincoln Lodge
Event space · Chicago, United States
20–120 guests4 event spaces
Three theaters for 45, 50 and 120 guests, plus classrooms, for meetings and private events in Chicago
Kinowerks
Event space · Chicago, United States
60–125 guests6 event spaces
A 50-seat screening theater, a 1,500 sq ft black box for 125 and a skylit conference room in a Chicago creative hub renovated by the Wachowskis
The Venue CU
Event space · Champaign, United States
100–400 guests4 event spaces
Restored downtown Champaign building with a ballroom for 400 theater style or 300 at dinner, plus a 100-guest lounge
Galleria Marchetti
Event space · Chicago, United States
250–900 guests2 event spaces
Two ballrooms for up to 450 seated or 900 standing, with a garden courtyard, run by the Marchetti family in Chicago since the 1990s
Morgan's on Fulton
Event space · Chicago, United States
100–200 guests2 event spaces
Two levels in Chicago's Fulton Market for up to 200 guests, with a retractable glass rooftop used in all four seasons
The Outlet Event Center
Event space · Edwardsville, United States
150–350 guests2 event spaces
4,200 sq ft indoors for 200 guests, a patio and lawn for 150 more, a stage, games and an in-house chef in Edwardsville
International Banquet
Event space · Arlington Heights, United States
Up to 150 guests1 event space
A private banquet hall for 50 to 150 guests in Arlington Heights, with an in-house Italian kitchen and free parking
Howl at the Moon Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 400 guests2 event spaces
Live music bar in Chicago taking 20 to 400 guests, by semi-private space or full buyout
Crystal Sky Banquets
Event space · McCook, United States
Up to 400 guests4 event spaces
Four banquet rooms for 50 to 400 guests in McCook, less than 10 miles southwest of Chicago
Sky on Nine
Event space · Rosemont, United States
Up to 300 guests1 event space
Ninth-floor event room by O'Hare with skyline windows on three sides, up to 300 guests and in-house catering
PianoForte Studios
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 75 guests3 event spaces
Recital hall for seminars and meetings of up to 75 in Chicago's South Loop, with AV and live streaming
Rockwell on the River
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 500 guests4 event spaces
A 16,000 sq ft riverfront hall for 500+ guests in a converted Chicago tannery, with a river deck, a courtyard and boat access
Vertiport Chicago
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 300 guests2 event spaces
A working helicopter hangar with 18,400 sq ft of indoor and outdoor event space for groups of up to 300, near downtown Chicago
Georgios Banquets
Event space · Orland Park, United States
Capacity on request7 event spaces
Six banquet rooms, on-site ceremonies and an attached hotel in Orland Park, 22 miles from Midway Airport
Elements at Water Street
Event space · Naperville, United States
100–230 guests5 event spaces158 rooms to stay
A 4,200 sq ft ballroom for 230 and meeting rooms for 10 to 100 on the second floor of Hotel Indigo, above the Naperville Riverwalk
Schweinfurth House at Cedarhurst
Event space · Mount Vernon, United States
Up to 150 guests3 event spaces
Meetings for 75 and receptions for 150 in a contemporary house on the 80-acre Cedarhurst arts campus in Mount Vernon, Illinois
Chicago Theater Works
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 200 guests4 event spaces
Event hall in Lakeview, Chicago, for up to 200 guests with stage, sound and weekday meeting rental
Catalyst Ranch
Event space · Chicago, United States
Up to 125 guests2 event spaces
Furnished meeting and event rooms for 30 to 125 people in Chicago's West Loop, open since 2002
Schaumburg Convention Center
Event space · Schaumburg, United States
Up to 6,500 guests3 event spaces500 rooms to stay
Nearly 150,000 sq ft, 30 meeting rooms and a 98,000 sq ft exhibit hall, linked to a 500-room hotel in Chicago's northwest suburbs

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23 event spaces in Illinois host meetings and corporate events, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. 2 of them have rooms for guests to stay. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

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Questions and answers

Which venues in Illinois can host 100 guests or more?

21 of the 23 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: Bank of Springfield Center, Salvage One, Alhambra Palace Chicago, Castle Ridge, The Lincoln Lodge, Kinowerks, and 15 more.

Which venues in Illinois list their meeting rooms?

23 of the 23 venues name their meeting and event rooms, with capacities where published: Bank of Springfield Center, Salvage One, Alhambra Palace Chicago, Castle Ridge, The Lincoln Lodge, Kinowerks, and 17 more.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

List updated on November 10, 2026.