Joseph J. Gentile Arena
An arena in Chicago, Illinois. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Opened
- 1996
- 30 years old
- From ORD
- 20 km (12 mi)
- O'Hare International Airport
- From the centre
- 17 km (10 mi)
- of Chicago
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It sits in Chicago, 17 km (10 mi) from the centre of Chicago.
Joseph J. Gentile Arena was opened in 1996 and owned by Loyola University Chicago, which puts it at 30 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Joseph J. Gentile Arena in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Owner
- Loyola University Chicago
- Coordinates
- 42.0006, -87.6589
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Joseph J. Gentile Arena
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is 20 km (12 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
This is an out-of-centre venue — 17 km (10 mi) from the middle of Chicago — which usually buys you parking and load-in access in exchange for a transport plan.
Chicago has 231 venues mapped in total and a population of 2,721,308. The Chicago guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
This is a room for a workshop, a chapter meeting, a training day or one track of a larger programme. Anything with an exhibition attached needs a second space.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Joseph J. Gentile Arena
A Joseph J. Gentile Arena programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Chicago — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Chicago have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Michelle’s Ballroombanquet hall
- Plaza Garibaldievent space
- Ramova Theaterevent space
- Central Park Theaterevent space
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: year opened, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Joseph J. Gentile Arena?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Joseph J. Gentile Arena appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
What does an event app cost for an event at Joseph J. Gentile Arena?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Chicago. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Joseph J. Gentile Arena?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Joseph J. Gentile Arena is booked?
Michelle’s Ballroom, Plaza Garibaldi and Ramova Theater are in the same city and have their own pages here. 231 venues in total are mapped in Chicago.
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Elsewhere in Chicago
- Michelle’s Ballroom
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- Plaza Garibaldi
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- Ramova Theater
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- Central Park Theater
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- Hosting an event in Chicago
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Running an event at Joseph J. Gentile Arena?
Bring the schedule, the invites and the arrivals into one branded app. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.