UIC Dorin Forum
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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]
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Former names | UIC Forum |
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| Address | 725 West Roosevelt Road |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 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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History
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
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]
