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Former names | UIC Forum |
|---|---|
| Address | 725 West Roosevelt Road |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°52′01″N 87°38′45″W / 41.8669531°N 87.6458511°W |
| Owner | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Capacity | 3,000 (main hall) |
| Type | Multipurpose event venue |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2007 |
| Opened | February 2008 |
| Architect | HOK |
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The UIC Dorin Forum is a multipurpose event venue on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago. Built in 2007 and opened in February 2008, its main hall can accommodate 3,000 people.[1][2]
History
[edit]The venue was originally named the UIC Forum. Its flexible main hall can be divided into three smaller event spaces using movable partitions; HOK was the project's architect.[3]
In 2017, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved renaming the venue for Isadore and Sadie Dorin after their family's foundation pledged $3 million to the university.[4] The pledge secured a 17-year naming term, with $2 million designated for university priorities and $1 million for an endowed scholarship.[1] UIC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renamed Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum on April 22, 2018.[5]
Events and uses
[edit]In January 2012, President Barack Obama held a campaign rally and concert at the Forum.[6] On November 20, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois at the venue before a crowd of more than 2,000.[7]
The Forum hosted all home meets of the UIC Flames women's gymnastics team during its final 2019 season, as well as selected men's gymnastics meets.[8][9][10] Beginning in August 2020, it also served as a site for UIC's saliva-based COVID-19 testing program.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (PDF) (Report). Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. November 16, 2017. p. 495. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Annual Report 2007–2008 (PDF) (Report). University of Illinois at Chicago. p. 7. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicago UIC Forum". Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Cheung, Ariel (October 16, 2017). "UIC Forum Renamed For 2 Immigrants Who Fled War-Torn Ukraine For West Side". DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Campus celebrates naming of Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum". UIC Today. University of Illinois Chicago. April 24, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Rally with President Obama at UIC, Chicago 2012". Time Out Chicago. January 11, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Monique (November 21, 2013). "Quinn signs gay marriage bill". The Daily Illini. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "2019 Women's Gymnastics Schedule". UIC Athletics. University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "UIC Men's Gymnastics Tickets". UIC Athletics. University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "UIC Gymnastics Putting A Positive Spin On Elimination Of Programs". CBS Chicago. March 20, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "COVID-19 test scheduling and dashboard". UIC Today. University of Illinois Chicago. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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