Illinois
Chicago Metro Area - (312,773)
Chicago, IL
Bicentennial Plaza Ice Rink - 312-294-2420 (seasonal)
Navy Pier - Festival Hall -
312-595-7437 (seasonal)
Rainbo Roller Rink (aka United Skates of America) -
312-271-6200(info)/271-5668(office)/275-5500(shop)
The Rink (aka Fitness Factory) - 312-221-2600
Chicago Suburban - (708,630,847)
Aurora/Chicago, IL
Aurora Skate Center - 708-898-5830
Batavia, IL
Funway Entertainment Center (aka Funway Skate Station) -
708-879-8717
Buffalo Grove, IL
Busch Grove Park - 708-459-5700(park dist) (hockey)
Chicago Heights, IL
Roller Blaze - 708-481-4625 (hockey only)
Star Flyer Roller Rink - 708-754-6320
West Dundee, IL
Roxy Wheels Roller Skating Center - 847-426-8701
Glenview, IL
The Playdium Roller Rink - 847-724-6767
Glenwood, IL
Glenwood Roller Rink - 708-754-5540
Lombard, IL
Lombard Roller Skating Rink - 708-953-2400(tape)/953-2401
Lynwood/Chicago Heights, IL
Lynwood Sport Center - 708-474-5900
Markham, IL
Markham Roller Rink - 708-339-7373
Melrose Park, IL
North Avenue Rollerway - 708-344-2388
Mokena, IL
Southwest In-line Hockey Rink (aka Lincoln Ski & Sport) -
708-479-8686
Mundelein, IL
Village Skate - 847-566-2120
Naperville, IL
All Seasons Sports Core (aka All Seasons Twin Ice Rinks) -
708-851-0680 (seasonal)
Oak Lawn, IL
Oak Lawn Roller Rink - (closed)
Palatine/Chicago, IL
Orbit Skate Center - 847-394-9199
Richton Park, IL
Olympic Skate World - 708-748-7750
Romeovile/Lockport, IL
Mainstreet USA Roller Rink - 708-759-5694
Roselle/Schaumburg, IL
Coachlite Roller Skate Center - 847-893-4480
Round Lake, IL
Round Lake Roller Rink - 847-546-3941
Skokie, IL
The Fieldhouse - 708-965-0288/965-0736(fax)
Streamwood/Chicago, IL
Mainstreet USA Roller Skating Center (aka Family Time...) -
708-289-8000/289-4141
Summit Argo, IL
Fleetwood Roller Rink - 708-458-0300
Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park Roller Rink - 708-532-4021
Villa Park/Elmhurst, IL
Odeum Sports and Expo Center - 708-491-9292 (hockey)
Waukegan, IL
Magic City Entertainment - 847-249-9100
Zion, IL
Park Roller Rink - 847-746-9366
Northern - (815)
Bradley, IL
The Skating Place - 815-932-7666
Channahon, IL
Skateland Recreation Center (aka Channahon Park District) -
815-467-2128/467-2129
Coal City, IL
Family Skate Center - 815-634-0071
Crest Hill, IL
Skate West - 815-725-8389
Lena, IL
Skate Station - 815-232-7344
Mc Henry, IL
Mc Henry Roller Rink - 815-385-0449
Morris, IL
Paramount Skating Center - 815-942-1440
Morrison, IL
Skatetime - 815-772-7893
Mount Morris, IL
White Pines Roller Skating Center - 815-946-9988
Ottawa, IL
Paramount Skating Arena - 815-433-9463
Rockford, IL
Grano's American Freestyle - (closed?)
Ing Skating Palace (aka Ing Roller Ring) - 815-964-7913
Rockford Skate Company - 815-877-4029/877-4020
Rotation Station - 815-654-7477/229-3602
Skateland (of Rockford) - 815-874-6500
Central - (217)
Beardstown, IL
Brewer's Skating Rink - 217-323-2772
Carthage, IL
Crystal Ball Roller Rink - 217-357-2915
Danville, IL
Illini Skateland - 217-442-3340
Decatur, IL
Decatur Skateland - 217-872-1107
Hoopeston, IL
Skater's Paradise - 217-283-7428
Jacksonville, IL
Eight Wheeler Roller Rink - 217-243-4121
Nokomis, IL
Farley's Roller Rink - 217-563-7017
Pittsfield, IL
Good Times Roller Skating Rink - 217-285-4885
Quincy, IL
Roller Country - 217-224-2008
Scottie's Skateland - 217-222-3868
Savoy/Champaign-Urbana, IL
Skateland of Savoy - 217-359-3335
Springfield, IL
Skateland Roller Skating Rinks - 217-525-0104
Skateland South (also Skateland Roller Skating Rinks) -
217-546-4543
Taylorville, IL
Skylite Roller Rink - 217-824-2302
Western - (309)
Bloomington, IL
Skate'n Place - 309-828-8931
Canton, IL
Skateland - 309-647-6958
East Moline, IL
Skateland - 309-755-5219
Galesburg, IL
Grand Roller Rink - 309-343-4364
Macomb, IL
Macomb Skateland - 309-837-1970
Milan, IL
Skate Ranch - 309-787-4651
Monmouth, IL
Rainbow Roller Rink - 309-734-4934
Morton, IL
Morton Roller Rink - 309-266-5261
Pekin, IL
TJ's Skate & Company - 309-382-3010
Peoria, IL
Logan Center Roller Skating Rink -
309-676-8179 (outdoor?)
Roseville/Monmouth, IL
J & R's Roller Land - 309-426-2013
Southern - (618)
Belleville, IL
Fun Spot Skating Center - 618-234-4502
Benton, IL
Emery Bros Skating Rink - 618-438-5131
Carbondale, IL
The Great Skate Train - 618-529-2033
Du Quoin, IL
Du Quoin Recreation Center Stating Rink - 618-542-9048
East Saint Louis, IL
Skate King Skating Rink I - 618-271-2535
Edwardsville, IL
Cottonwood Skate Corral - 618-656-1369
Fairfield, IL
Singing Wheels Skateland - 618-842-9246
Granite City, IL
Stoppkotte's Super Roller Skate - 618-876-0829
Harrisburg, IL
Skate Palace - 618-252-7212
Lawrenceville, IL
Circle-J Skate - 618-943-9064
Louisville, IL
Wabash Roller Rink - 618-665-3713
Marion, IL
Emery Bros Skating Rink - 618-997-3080
Mount Carmel, IL
Four-H Skating Rink - 618-263-9020
Mount Vernon, IL
Bonanza Roll-A-Rama - 618-242-5880
Olney, IL
Olney Skateland - 618-392-3051
Pontoon Beach/Granite City, IL
Funtown USA - 618-931-5060
Robinson, IL
Skateland - 618-546-1129
Salem, IL
Roller Palace and Hockey Pro Shop (aka Roller-Rama) -
618-548-2808(tape)/548-8122(hockey)
Sparta, IL
The Country Roller Rink - 618-443-5731
Vandalia, IL
Culbertson's Skating Rink - 618-283-9824
Skateland - 618-283-9462
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Illinois (312,773) - Chicago Metro Area
Chicago
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in 312+773 area codes.
The phone numbers will need to be udpated for the 312/773 area code
split due in 10/96.
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Chicago, IL 60604
Bicentennial Plaza Ice Rink
Grant Park
312-294-2420
[ web gleanings ]
Bicentennial Plaza Ice Rink is small but great for tricks and dancing
when the ice is gone. The surface is absolutely smooth and blemish-free.
There are also trails with varying surface quality throughout Grant Park.
There is also organized Hockey, Racing and Aggressive in-line skating
activity in the summer at the DiGiornio Sports Pavilion in the park.
See http://www.skaters.com/index.html, the Skate! Chicago web page
for any information on scheduled events.
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Chicago, IL 60611-3428
Navy Pier - Festival Hall
600 East Grand Avenue off Lakeshore Drive
312-595-7437
Winter 1996/1997 Schedule
Dec. 20 & Jan 10: 5-11pm (one session)
Dec. 16, 17, 18, 19; Jan. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9: 5-10pm (one session)
Dec. 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29; Jan. 3, 4, 5, 11, 12:
10am-2pm; 2:30pm-6:30pm; 7pm-11pm (three sessions)
Dec. 24: 10am-2pm; 2:30pm- 6:30pm (two sessions)
Seasonal
Open only on specific scheduled winter dates.
In-line rentals available
The Navy Pier is a large pier jutting into Lake Michigan on the downtown
Chicago lakefront, just north of Grant Park, that is being turned into
a recreational/tourist area. Festival Hall is a normally a large indoor
exhibition hall, but during the winter there are occassional scheduled
indoor skating days, in the spirit of the "Skate the Dome" events in the
some other Great Lakes area cities.
Festival hall seems to have a relatively smooth sealed concrete floor,
but with some "sidewalk cracks". They boast a 1/3 mile indoor oval.
If it's like other exhibition halls I've seen, there are probably dirty
or sticky areas and odd bits of tape here and there. On at least some
of the scheduled days there are also some portable ramps and slalom
cones set up, and entertainment.
This is nominally an in-line event, but I haven't heard that quads are
prohibited. However, 5-wheel in-line racing skates are allowed only
at the evening sessions, probably to maintain the fun & family nature
of the daytime sessions. Skating in packs or pace lines is prohibited.
The overall Navy Pier is also supposed to be a fairly popular outdoor
in-line skating area, with a mile of paved promenade, open 6 AM - 10PM.
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Chicago, IL 60640-4711
Rainbo Roller Rink (aka United Skates of America Roller Skating Center)
4836 North Clark Street
Rainbo is located on the north side of Chicago, on Clark Street
north of Lawrence avenue. It is accessible by car or by public
transportation.
312-271-6200(info)/271-5668(office)/275-5500(skate shop)
*** See the neighborhood/rink saftey note in the overview posting
Wed 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM Adult 25 & up
Thurs 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM Adult 18 & up (extremely crowed)
Fri midnite - 4:00 AM Adult 18 & up
Sat 11:30 PM - 3:00 AM Adult 18 & up
Sun 8:00 PM - 1:30 PM Adult 25 & up
Also other sessions for kids & family skating
Wood Floor - Medium size - fair condition - small practice floor
In-lines permitted and for rent.
[ jkaplenk@lucpul.it.luc.edu (Joe Kaplenk) ]
Rainbo used to be an 3/4 size ice rink but was converted over to rollers
when McFetridge ice rink opened in Chicago. Before that though it was a
theater, so seating is great there, exiting the floor is not a problem
because half of one side is totally open and there are bleachers right
on the floor on the other side.
I've skated at Rainbo on and off, but it is very crowded and small -
great music though. Also until recently they had some major floor
warping problems. They also have a second small floor that is elevated
for beginners to practice.
[ aboulanger@ldeo.columbia.edu (albert boulanger) ]
Chicago currently is a shrunken [skating] version of what it was. One
thing about Rainbo is to make sure you go on the night that you would
be comfortable with the crowd. They have gay nights at times.
[ gophersprt@aol.com (Rhonda) - edited]
I wasn't intending on skating at Rainbo. I visited their pro shop once
and looked around inside, but that's not the atmosphere I'm looking for.
Dance sessions are unheard of here in Minneapolis, so I get to as many
in as possible in Chicago.
[ Hillari Hunter - edited ]
Rainbo has two floors. The main floor is large and oval, and the upper
floor is very small. Both floors have rough patches, scratches and
pockmarks. They could stand to be smoothed out, but overall it's not
bad to skate on. The floors are wood - they try to keep them clean, but
it's hard. The wheels on the rental skates are not cleaned often, and
usually I have go back a few times to get a pair that works properly.
The rink has a snack bar, which is open during kids and family sessions,
and a bar, which is open during adult sessons. Since the snack bar is
not open during adult sessions, one must eat before or after the session.
There is a game room, and a TV on the upper level. When the adults are
there, it's tuned to the cable stations; otherwise, during the other
sessions, it is tuned to sporting events.
There are a variety of skate sessions and lesson times divided between
kids, teens, and adults. The music is provided by DJ's who play rap,
jazz, house, urban contemporary, R&B dusties (oldies), and top 40.
The DJ's are hit or miss, with the music on the Wednesday and Sunday
night adult sessions being particularly bad.
Many of the men think the floor is their personal domain, and they will
cause near-accidents doing wild tricks on wheels without regard to other
skaters. During the teen sessions, the boys will try to trip someone
up just to be funny. Many adults come to the rink, not really to skate,
but rather to sit around and try to see if they can get dates, which can
be annoying if that is not your objective of being there.
The skate guards are good when they are paying attention during the
family and kids sessions, but there has been more than once I have been
knocked down by some kid skating in the wrong direction or not watching
where they are going. This is why I don't go to family or kids sessions
any more.
The management allows private parties to overlap into regular session
times, often causing the regular sessions to start late, which is annoying.
Also, on holidays, such as this Thanksgiving, they often let in too many
people and there is hardly any room to skate comfortably.
[ sbeckstrom@aol.com (Sonya Beckstrom) - edited ]
Rainbo has a wooden floor with plastic overlay. It's just a bit smaller
than the normal size of rinks, but what is interesting about this rink
is that the balcony also has a skating floor, though this wasn't open
on the nights that I skated there. There is a lot of neon on the walls,
and the extremely high ceiling has 14(!) disco balls above the center
of the floor. They have a large game room and also a large birthday
party room.
I skated at Rainbo twice, on a Friday and Saturday night. There were
sessions that run until 4:30 AM!! It was somewhat crowded when I was
there and the floor guards were agressive with their whistles. The
music is predominately black oriented, I don't know if you'd call it
Rap or R&B, but I didn't recognize any of it. They also played the
hokey pokey and the bird dance.
This seemed to be a rink that was became popular during the 70's when
disco was the craze and it's survived from there. No artistic, hockey
or speed clubs - strictly a session rink. From what I've heard, it is
in a farily bad section of town.
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Chicago, IL 60619-7012
The Rink (aka Fitness Factory)
1122 East 87th Street
312-221-2600
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
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Illinois (708,630,847) - Chicago Suburban
Aurora, Elgin, Plano, Waukegan
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in the 708+630+847
area codes.
The area codes need to be udpated for the Chicago/suburban split, the
708/847 split from 1/96-4/96 and the 708/630 split from 8/96-11/96.
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Aurora/Chicago, IL 60505
Aurora Skate Center
Montgomery Road & Hill Avenue - US 30 Bypass
Aurora is located about 45 miles west of Chicago. From downtown
Chicago, take I-88 west to the Rt 59 exit, get off and head south
on Rt 59 for about 4 miles to US 34 and then turn right to head
west on US 34 for about 3 more miles to the US 30 Bypass - Hill
Avenue. Turn right to head north on Hill, the rink will be about
a mile further at the intersection with Montgomery Road.
708-898-5830
RSA Member Rink
[ gophersprt@aol.com (Rhonda) - edited]
Aurora is my favorite. The floor is smaller than North Avenue, but
in perfect condition. Good organist, on a Hammond, and their adult
sessions cater primarily to dance skaters.
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Batavia, IL 60510-9648
Funway Entertainment Center (aka Funway Skate Station)
1335 South River Street
708-879-8717
RSA Member Rink
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Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Busch Grove Park
Busch Road?
708-459-5700(park dist)
Planned
Hockey - Outdoor
The Board of Directors of the new Buffalo Grove Friends of the Parks
Foundation has voted [1996] to proceed with an inline skate hockey
rink to be located in the northeast section of Busch Grove Park.
The rink, which will be a 165 x 65 asphalt slab, will have boards
around its sides and all of the normal hockey lines painted on it's
surface. It is hoped that the side boards could be used as advertising
space for local merchants. In addition, it will be pitched in such a
way to allow for normal draining of rain water, but be able to be
flooded in winter for ice hockey.
The Buffalo Grove Park district is planning to operate leagues at
the rink.
See http://www.nslsilus.org/itpld/bgpk.html for additional park
district information.
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Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Roller Blaze
711 West 15th Street
708-481-4625
Indoor - Hockey Only
According to the attenant, this is an indoor in-line hockey facility.
They don't normally have any public skating sessions.
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Chicago Heights, IL 60411-5511
Star Flyer Roller Rink
3241 East End Avenue
708-754-6320
RSA Member Rink
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Dundee, IL 60118-2106
Roxy Wheels Roller Skating Center
647 South 8th Street
West Dundee is about 45 miles northwest of Chicago, just north of
Elgin. From Chicago, take I-90 west, get off at the Rt 31 exit and
head north towards West Dundee. As you get near town, watch out for
Strom Road. The Rink may be on Rt 31 in this area, or you may have
to turn right on Strom and look at the first couples streets on the
lefthand side.
847-426-8701
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS JO and Speed Clubs
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Glenview, IL 60025-2904
The Playdium Roller Rink
1776 Glenview Road
847-724-6767
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Glenwood, IL 60425
Glenwood Roller Rink
19200 Glenwood Road at Holbrook Road
The rink is probably near the intersection of Holbrook Road and
Chicago Heights-Glenwood Road, just east of Halstead Street - Rt 1.
708-754-5540
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
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Lombard, IL 60148
Lombard Roller Skating Rink
West 22nd Street between Finley and Main
Lombard is located in the western suburbs of Chicago, about 15 miles
west of town. From downtown Chicago, head west on I-290 to I-88,
west on I-88 to the Highland Avenue exit. Get off and head north
on Highland for almost a mile, then turn left onto West 22nd Street.
The rink should be in the second block, between Main Street and
Finlay Road.
708-953-2400(tape)/953-2401
Wood Floor? - 180'x80'
Tues 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Discount Nite
Wed 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Organ Music
Fri 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Organ Music
[ GopherSprt@aol.com (Rhonda) ]
Haven't been to Lombard before. Dance sessions are unheard of here in
Minneapolis, so I get to as many in as possible in Chicago.
[ ILVBILL@aol.com (Sandy) ]
The rink floor is 80x180 coated with Roll-On and has lovely greenhouse
windows all over giving it a real outdoor feeling. It is especially
pretty in the winter with snow everywhere.
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Lynwood/Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8652
Lynwood Sport Center
2030 Glenwood-Dyer Road
Lynwood is in the south suburban area of Chicago. The rink is about
3/4 mile east of IL-394 on Glenwood-Dyer Road.
708-474-5900
Mon 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Christian Music Night
Tues 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wed 10:00 AM - noon Adult Morning Skate
Fri 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
** also weekday matinees during the summer months
Blue Roll-On over Asphalt - 165' x 85' - Smooth
In-lines Permitted
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
[ dshapiro@interaccess.com (David Shapiro) ]
We do not have an adult night...but we have an Adult skate Wednesday Morning
10am-12 noon. With organ music (recorded), dances and free coffee. Our
Tuesday night session has the most adult skaters 18+. We play popular music
and oldies.(70's & 80's) This sessions runs from 7-10pm. Monday is Christian
music night, Friday and Saturday are hot/top-40 music.
We are a CLEAN well run rink cellibrating our 20th anniversary. Our artistic
skating club has 45 members, including 1 world class free style skater Matt
Dork. We also have 3 pros teaching a wide range of classes...from beginner
on up.
We also feature a complete 250 sq. ft. skate shop, and large snack bar area.
[ David is the skate shop manager - e-mail: dshapiro@interaccess.com ]
[ scoopwood@aol.com (Scott Coopwood) - edited ]
Lynwood Sport Center has found the formula for success in the skating
business. Start with a great facility, add good floor, great music,
appropriate lighting, hip DJs, lockers, snack bar with plenty of
room, as good as a Pro Shop as I have seen, all combine to attract a
good crowd who are there to skate. And skate they do - At one point,
most of the crowd of 200 was skating in unison, and get this - in beat.
Lynwood Sport Center is located in Lynwood a southern suburb of Chicago.
It is a little bit of a trip from Chicago, but if you are into skating,
worth the effort. They seem to support most major interests in skating:
inline, speed skating, and artistic. As of this writing, Lynwood has six
teams at the nationals.
Most all of the crowd on Tueday night was equipped with speed skates.
And most knew how to use them. As is usual, a few were a little too
fast, but quickly drew the attention of the experienced floor guards.
You can expect a good skate from their synthetic surface. I spotted very
few blemishes, and never felt out of control.
When you visit their facility, go upstairs to the Pro Shop and say hello
to Dave Shapiro. Dave is experienced with most of the problems you are
likely to face, and can recommend solutions.
[ sbeckstrom@aol.com (Sonya Beckstrom) - edited ]
I stopped by Lynwood during an artistic session, but did not skate, so
I couldn't tell about the floor quality or music selection. It's just
a bit smaller than the normal size rink, and kind of out in the middle
of farm country. They have an artistic club, but I don't know about
speed or hockey. They have normal session times.
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Markham, IL 60426
Markham Roller Rink
16630 Dixie Highway
708-339-7373
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Melrose Park, IL 60160-1607
North Avenue Rollerway
8940 West North Avenue
708-344-2388
RSA Member Rink
[ jkaplenk@lucpul.it.luc.edu (Joe Kaplenk) ]
I've also been skating at the North Ave Roller Rink, an old rink from
the early thirties with organ music and a good crowd.
[grr]
According to a list from the Theater Organ Journal, this rink has a
Wurlizter Pipe organ, one of the few remaining rink pipe organs in
the United States.
[ GopherSprt@aol.com (Rhonda) ]
North Avenue is like stepping back in time about 40 years. Huge floor,
Wurlitzer pipe organ and decor that hasn't changed EVER -- great fun.
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Mokena, IL 60448
Southwest In-line Hockey Rink (aka Lincoln Ski & Sport)
19809 South Lagrange Road
Mokena is a small town about 10 miles east of Joliet and 30 miles
southwest of Chicago. The rink is apparently just north of the
US-45/Lagrange Road interchange on I-80. It is across the road
from Nick's Steaks.
708-479-8686
Tues 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Open Skating
Fri 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM Open Skating
Sat 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM Free Skating
Sun 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Open Skating
According to the attendent this is primarily an in-line hocky facility,
but they also have recreational skating as listed above.
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Mundelein, IL 60060-2318
Village Skate
139 North Seymour Avenue
847-566-2120
RSA Member Rink
Also a Village Skate In-Line Hockey 708-566-2590
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Naperville, IL 60563
All Seasons Sports Core (aka All Seasons Twin Ice Rinks)
31 West 330th North
708-851-0680
This is a seasonal ice rink, but according to the Skaters Edge Sourcebook,
they also offer indoor floor and roller hockey.
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Oak Lawn, IL 60453-1804
Oak Lawn Roller Rink
9121 South Cicero Avenue
708-???-????
Closed
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
[ Hacksk8er@AOL.com ]
THe Oak Lawn Roller Rink was torn down and is now a car dealership.
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Palatine/Chicago, IL 60067-7603
Orbit Skate Center
615 South Consumers Avenue
Palatine is located in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago, about 35
miles out of town. From downtown Chicago, head northwest on I-90
to I-280, then north on I-280/Rt 53 to the Rt 14 - Northwest Highway
exit. Get off and head southeast on on Rt 14. Consumers Avenue is the
first street on the left after the interchange, and the rink should
be located on the right, near the middle of the block.
847-394-9199
Tues 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM adult dance session - organ music
Wed 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM rock music
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM dollar night
Fri 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM teen rock nite
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM family session
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM oldies and soft 90's - all ages, but
"children" must be chaparoned.
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Adult 18+
Sun 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM family session
Rotunda Maple Floor - 100' x 200'
In-line skates permitted
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
[ jkaplenk@lucpul.it.luc.edu (Joe Kaplenk) ]
I've also skated at Orbit in Arlington Heights. Orbit is the size of
an ice rink and recently went through a major remodeling and looks
really good.
[ Benjamin Gimpert ]
Orbit in Arlington Heights, is a great rink with one of the largest
floors in the country. North Avenue in Melrose Park is a bit bigger,
and a floor in Oregon [Oaks?] is definitely bigger. Other than those
two, I know of no others larger. Pretty impressive, but unfortunately,
the rink has no air conditioning at this time, so summer-season meets
are out of the question.
[ SKATEMORE@aol.com (Sandy Carter) - edited from several messages]
After skating on and off for 20 years at the Orbit Roller Rink in
Palatine Illinois, I decided that an insurance agency wasn't fun and
I didn't get to see my children enough, so by taking the rink over
when the owner retired we took on quite a challenge.
We have since remodeled the entire building and now feel that we have
a great place for people of all ages to skate and enjoy a very enduring
sport - inline or quad. Our floor is 100 x 200 rotunda maple coated
with Roll-On. We have forty foot ceilings with lights and outer space
murals all the way up. Truly a cosmic experience.
Every Tuesday Morning there is an organ music adult session at Orbit,
featuring CD's of the favorite organists from around the country.
Coffee is served and it's a great time. Palatine is only about 40
miles north of Chicago and we love out of town guests. Maybe we'll
see you there!
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Richton Park, IL 60471-1168
Olympic Skate World
4645 Sauk Trail
708-748-7750
RSA Member Rink
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Romeoville/Lockport, IL 60441-1043
Mainstreet USA Roller Rink
1302 Naperville Drive
Romeoville is located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago along the
Sanitary and Ship Canal. From Chicago, head southwest on I-55 and
get off at exit 267 - Rt 53 - Bollingbrook Drive, and head north
on Rt 53 towards Romeoville for about a mile. Just after the road
bends and merges with Joliet Road, turn right onto Chambers Drive,
then left onto Naperville Drive. The rink should be nearby on
Naperville.
708-759-5694
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
[ Benjamin Gimpert ]
There are two Mainstreet USA's in IL, Kinda confusing, considering both
rinks used to hold meets yearly!
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Roselle/Schaumburg, IL 60172-2665
Coachlite Roller Skate Center
1291 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Schaumburg is located in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago, about 25
miles out of town. From downtown Chicago, head west on I-290 to the
I-395 interchange, and then south on I-395 to the first exit, US-20.
Get off and head west on US-20 for about 5 miles to Bryn Mawr Avenue,
turn right onto Bryn Mawr and the rink should be just ahead on the
righthand side.
847-893-4480
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
[ gophersprt@aol.com (Rhonda) - edited]
Also want to go to Coachlite as we go to their meet every year, and I'd
like to get on that floor more frequently so it's not such an adjustment
at the meet.
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Round Lake, IL 60073-3180
Round Lake Roller Rink
766 North Hainesville Road
847-546-3941
RSA Member Rink
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Skokie, IL 60077
The Fieldhouse
8465 North Linder Court
708-965-0288/965-0736(fax)
Snack Bar
IAAPA Member
[ web gleanings ]
The Fieldhouse is a family entertainment center targetted at teens and
kids, which includes roller skating, batting cages, basketball, soft
play and also arcade and snack areas.
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Streamwood/Chicago, IL 60107
Mainstreet USA Roller Skating Center (aka Family Time...)
23 West Streamwood Boulevard
708-289-8000/289-4141
USAC/RS JO and Hockey Clubs
[ jkaplenk@lucpul.it.luc.edu (Joe Kaplenk) ]
I volunteer teach roller classes at Streamwood, Il at Mainstreet USA,
which is where my coach is at and I take lessons. Mainstreet is small,
but not very crowded.
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Summit Argo, IL 60501-1215
Fleetwood Roller Rink
7231 Archer Avenue
708-458-0300
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
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Tinley Park, IL 60477-3907
Tinley Park Roller Rink
17658 South Oak Park Avenue
708-532-4021
RSA Member Rink
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Villa Park/Elmhurst, IL 60181
Odeum Sports and Expo Center
1033 North Villa Avenue
708-491-9292
Hockey - Indoor?
In-lines Permitted
This is listed as a convention center, but it is also used as an in-line
hockey facility and has been the site of several tournements.
Windy City Sports at 312-421-6827 is given as an info number for in-line
skating activities.
[ Hacksk8er@AOL.com - edited ]
No artistic skating at the Odeum in Villa Park, just hockey as far as
I know.
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Waukegan, IL 60085-2282
Magic City Entertainment
3400 Grand Avenue
847-249-9100
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS JO and Speed Clubs
Magic City has a roller rink, lazer tag, video games, bumper cars,
in addition to skating with a disc jockey.
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Zion, IL 60099-4128
Park Roller Rink
1550 Sheridan Road
847-746-9366
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Illinois (815) - Northern
De Kalb, Joliet, Moline, Ottawa, Rockford
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in the 815 area code.
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Bradley, IL 60915-1242
The Skating Place
1085 Mulligan Drive
815-932-7666
RSA Member Rink
IAAPA Member
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Channahon, IL 60410-5053
Skateland Recreation Center (aka Channahon Park District)
25334 West Eames Street
This is probably on US 6 somewhere west of Channahon, which
is southwest of Joliet.
815-467-2128/467-2129
Wed 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Fri 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sat 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sun 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Coal City, Il 60416
Family Skate Center
155 Vermillion
Coal City is about 20 miles south of Joliet. The rink is 3 miles
west of I-55.
815-634-0071
Wed 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM All Ages
Fri 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM All Ages
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM All Ages
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM All Ages
Maple Floor - 150'x65' - Floating
Snack Bar - Games - No Smoking - Skate Shop
RSA Member Rink
[ from web page ]
Family Skate Center is located in Coal City, Illinois. Opening night
was January 5th, 1996. Dedicated to providing a good, safe place for
the area kids to have fun, Family Skate Center is proud to be a non-
smoking facility.
The rink features a maple "floating" wood floor, 150 ft. long, by 65 ft
wide. We play mostly top 40 music, some rock, some country, some 70's
disco. The first Tuesday of Every Month is a Christian Music Night.
e-mail: REenigenbu@gnn.com (Robert Eenigenburg)
web: http://members.gnn.com/REenigenburg/famlysk8/
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Crest Hill, IL 60435
Skate West
2333 Theodore Street
815-725-8389
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Hockey Club
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Lena, IL 61048-9504
Skate Station
7016 US Highway 20 West
815-232-7344
RSA Member Rink
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Mc Henry, IL 60050-8707
Mc Henry Roller Rink
914 West North Avenue
815-385-0449
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Morris, IL 60450
Paramount Skating Center
220 East Bedford Road
815-942-1440
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
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Morrison, IL 61270-2851
Skatetime
308 East Main Street
815-772-7893
RSA Member Rink
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Mount Morris, IL 61054-9517
White Pines Roller Skating Center
6929 West Pines Road
815-946-9988
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Ottawa, IL 61350-1949
Paramount Skating Arena
1511 Chestnut Street
815-433-9463
Wed 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Fri 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
According to the taped message, they also have monthly Adult nights
and Church nights.
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Rockford, IL 61109-2767
Grano's American Freestyle
5886 Sandy Hollow Road
815-???-????
Closed?
The number is disconnected and directory assistance doesn't have any
related listings. There's a pretty good chance that this was last a
martial arts place, not a skating rink...
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Rockford, IL 61107-4053
Ing Skating Palace (aka Ing Roller Ring)
115 North 2nd Street
815-964-7913
RSA Member Rink
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Rockford, IL 61103-3126
Rockford Skate Company
3209 North Main Street
815-877-4029/877-4020
Fri 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Top-40
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Family Session
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs
According to the taped message, they sometimes have Christian oriented
sessions on Thursday nites.
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Rockford, IL 61104-2404
Rotation Station
1665 Charles Street
815-654-7477/229-3602
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Rockford, IL 61109-2627
Skateland (of Rockford)
4843 Stenstrom Road
815-874-6500
USAC/RS JO and Hockey Clubs
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Illinois (217) - Central
Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Springfield
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in the 217 area code.
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Beardstown, IL 62618-2301
Brewer's Skating Rink
805 East 12th Street
217-323-2772 (no answer?)
No answer at this number during normal skating hours.
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Carthage, IL 62321-9801
Crystal Ball Roller Rink
?RR 1
217-357-2915
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Danville, IL 61832
Illini Skateland
Brewer Road
217-442-3340
RSA Member Rink
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Decatur, IL 62526-9612
Decatur Skateland
3710 Greenswitch Road
217-872-1107
This is a roller skating rink.
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Hoopeston, IL 60942-1919
Skater's Paradise
425 Cedar Street
217-283-7428
This is a roller skating rink.
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Jacksonville, IL 62650-3110
Eight Wheeler Roller Rink
1204 South Lincoln Avenue
217-243-4121
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic Club
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Nokomis, IL 62075-1476
Farley's Roller Rink
210 North Blue Avenue
217-563-7017
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Pittsfield, IL 62363-1656
Good Times Roller Skating Rink
1241 West Washington Street
217-285-4885
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Quincy, IL 62301
Roller Country
49th & Kochs Lane
217-224-2008
RSA Member Rink
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Quincy, IL 62301
Scottie's Skateland
Broadway
217-222-3868
RSA Member Rink
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Savoy/Champaign-Urbana, IL 61874-9603
Skateland of Savoy
208 Curtis Road
A few miles South of Champaign Urbana
217-359-3335
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Hockey Club
[ Amy Ryan (eighmi@uiuc.edu) ]
Skateland is a traditional roller rink complete with disco ball and
colored lights. The rink is used primarily by quad skaters, but inline
skates are allowed if they are "rink-friendly".
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Springfield, IL 62702-1027
Skateland Roller Skating Rinks
3604 North Peoria Road
217-525-0104
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Springfield, IL 62707
Skateland South (also Skateland Roller Skating Rinks)
1500 Recreation Drive
217-546-4543
RSA Member Rink
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Taylorville, IL 62568-2739
Skylite Roller Rink
1323 North Cheney Street
217-824-2302
RSA Member Rink
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Illinois (309) - Western
Galesburg, Macomb, Peoria
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in the 309 area code.
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Bloomington, IL 61701-6310
Skate'n Place
1701 South Morris Avenue
309-828-8931
This is a roller skating rink.
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Canton, IL 61520
Skateland
West Hickory
309-647-6958
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East Moline, IL 61244-3435
Skateland
4181 Kennedy Drive
309-755-5219
RSA Member Rink
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Galesburg, IL 61401-5462
Grand Roller Rink
1855 East Knox Street
309-343-4364
RSA Member Rink
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Macomb, IL 61455
Macomb Skateland
20 Margene Drive
309-837-1970
RSA Member Rink
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Milan, IL 61264
Skate Ranch
4th & Andalusia Road
309-787-4651
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Monmouth, IL 61462-1402
Rainbow Roller Rink
405 North 11th Street
309-734-4934
RSA Member Rink
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Morton, IL 61550-2037
Morton Roller Rink
216 South 1st Avenue
309-266-5261
USAC/RS Hockey Club
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Pekin, IL 61554-7833
TJ's Skate & Company
2075 Edgewater Drive
309-382-3010
Fri 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Family Night
There's also a Wednesday session.
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Peoria, IL 61605-330
Logan Center Roller Skating Rink
1414 S. Livingston Street
309-676-8179
Fri 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Outdoor?
A local newspaper calander of events mentions skating at the Logan
Center Skating Rink. It's not clear whether this is an indoor
facility or an outdoor rink or seasonal rink. There's a tennis
court at the same location, which is probably a community center
or playground.
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Roseville/Monmouth, IL 61473
J & R's Roller Land
195 West Union
309-426-2013
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Illinois (618) - Southern
Alton, Carbondale, Centralia, East St. Louis, Mount Vernon
Phone numbers and addresses checked against CD-ROM directories 2/96,
also checked aginst Nynex Interactive Yellow Pages, the RSA directory
and USAC/RS directory.
This should be essentially all the roller rinks in the 618 area code.
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Belleville, IL 62221-5056
Fun Spot Skating Center
1400 West Boulevard
618-234-4502
RSA Member Rink
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Benton, IL 62812
Emery Bros Skating Rink
7697 State Highway 37 South
618-438-5131
RSA Member Rink
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Carbondale, IL 62901
The Great Skate Train
Lakewood Center - Route 13 East
618-529-2033
Wed 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Family Night
Thurs 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Gospel Night
Fri 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
According to the attendent they don't have a specific adult nights,
but most of the young kids skate during the day Saturday and there's
more of a mix of teens, college age and adults on Saturday night.
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Du Quoin, IL 62832-9802
Du Quoin Recreation Center Stating Rink
Highway 51 South - across from the Fairgrounds
618-542-9048
This is a roller skating rink.
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East Saint Louis, IL 62205
Skate King Skating Rink I
2136 East Broadway
618-271-2535
RSA Member Rink
Open every night, instruction, skates sold
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Edwardsville, IL 62025-3107
Cottonwood Skate Corral
2868 South State Route 159
618-656-1369
RSA Member Rink
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Fairfield, IL 62837
Singing Wheels Skateland
1302 West Main - US 45
618-842-9246
RSA Member Rink
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Granite City, IL 62040-4504
Stoppkotte's Super Roller Skate
1823 Cleveland Boulevard
618-876-0829
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Harrisburg, IL 62946
Skate Palace
Route 45 North
618-252-7212
This is a roller skating rink.
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Lawrenceville, IL 62439-9801
Circle-J Skate
State Route 1 a mile south of Lawrenceville
618-943-9064
This is a roller skating rink.
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Louisville, IL 62858
Wabash Roller Rink
?PO Box 238A
618-665-3713
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Marion, IL 62959
Emery Bros Skating Rink
1700 North Court Street - Route 37 South
618-997-3080
RSA Member Rink
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Mount Carmel, IL 62863-9801
Four-H Skating Rink
College Drive past the Golf Course
618-263-9020
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Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Bonanza Roll-A-Rama
Route 15 East
618-242-5880
RSA Member Rink
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Olney, IL 62450-9803
Olney Skateland
Old Route 250 a mile west of Route 130
618-392-3051
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Pontoon Beach/Granite City, IL 62040-4333
Funtown USA
3967 Lake Drive
Granite City is north of East St. Louis.
618-931-5060
RSA Member Rink
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Robinson, IL 62454-4867
Skateland
1705 West Main Street
618-546-1129
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Salem, IL 62881
Roller Palace and Hockey Pro Shop (aka Roller-Rama)
Broadway Ave - Route 37 North
618-548-2808(tape)/548-8122(hockey)
Tues 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Fri 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sat 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sun 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
In-Lines Permitted
According to the attendant, they are both a regular skating rink and
and in-line hockey rink.
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Sparta, IL 62286
The Country Roller Rink
?RR 3
618-443-5731
RSA Member Rink
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Vandalia, IL 62471-1834
Culbertson's Skating Rink
320 West Jefferson Street
618-283-9824
Fri 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Vandalia, IL 62471-3227
Skateland
2525 Van Tran Avenue
618-283-9462
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