Tinley Park Convention Center

What Tinley Park Convention Center does

Tinley Park Convention Center is a 120,000-square-foot, single-site convention and events facility located 30 miles south of downtown Chicago in Tinley Park, Illinois. The municipal facility (operated by Harp Management) offers 70,000 square feet of event space, including 58,000 square feet of contiguous column-free exhibition space, 35-foot ceiling heights, 21 breakout rooms, capacity for more than 375 8'x10' booths, five truck docks, and 1,500 free parking spaces. The venue hosts more than 300 events annually across four primary use cases: corporate meetings and conferences, trade shows and consumer expositions, weddings and social events, and entertainment/sports events with attendance up to 6,000.

Name

Tinley Park Convention Center

Legal name

Tinley Park Convention Center

Website

https://tinleyparkconventioncenter.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tinley Park Convention Center is a 120,000 sq ft municipal convention facility in suburban Chicago, hosting 300+ corporate, trade show, wedding, and entertainment events annually, supported by an attached 202-room EVEN Hotel and on-site restaurants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Convention and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Convention Center–Adjacent/Connected Hotels (THAGALAD)

Keywords

• Convention center rentals
• Event venue services
• Trade show facilities
• Wedding banquet hosting
• Corporate meeting spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Tinley Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Space Rental: Primary revenue from renting exhibit halls, ballrooms, meeting rooms, and event spaces to corporate clients, associations, wedding parties, and event organizers. Pricing based on space type, duration, and event requirements.
2. Food and Beverage Services: Catering revenue from on-site food and beverage services including wedding packages, corporate event catering, banquet services, and restaurant operations (Local 1 Gastropub, Cork & Kale).
3. Hotel Accommodations: Revenue from the attached EVEN Hotel's 202 guest rooms, generating occupancy revenue from convention attendees and event participants.
4. Audio-Visual and Technical Services: Revenue from on-site audio-visual equipment rental, technical support, and business center services for event clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Tinley Park Convention Center operates a 120,000-square foot meeting and convention facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, offering 70,000 square feet of column-free event space, 21 breakout rooms, on-site catering and audio-visual services, and an attached 202-room EVEN Hotel. Its core business is renting event space and providing integrated hospitality services—including food and beverage, convention coordination, and accommodations—for corporate meetings, trade shows, weddings, social events, and entertainment/sports events.

Product overview

Tinley Park Convention Center operates as a unified venue and hospitality platform consisting of a 120,000-square foot convention facility and an attached EVEN Hotel with 202 rooms. The convention center serves as the core product, offering 70,000 square feet of versatile event space configured for trade shows, corporate meetings, weddings, social events, and entertainment/sports events. The attached EVEN Hotel provides accommodation and dining (Local One restaurant and Cork & Kale) for event attendees. The product portfolio functions as an integrated hospitality ecosystem where the venue facilities and hotel services work together to serve event planners, exhibitors, and attendees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Local 1 Gastropub: On-site restaurant and bar located at the attached EVEN Hotel, featuring BBQ and hearty fare for convention center guests.
• Cork & Kale

Products and services

• Tinley Park Convention Center Event Space Rental 120,000-square foot meeting and convention facility offering 70,000 square feet of event space (58,000 contiguous) with 35-foot ceiling heights, capacity for 375+ 8'x10' booths, 21 breakout rooms, on-site audio-visual and convention services, high-speed internet, and 1,500 free parking spaces. Hosts corporate, trade show, wedding, social, and entertainment events for groups of 10 to 6,000.
• EVEN Hotel Tinley Park Accommodations Attached 202-room IHG EVEN Hotel with Keurig coffeemakers, refrigerators, in-room fitness equipment, 55-inch televisions, ergonomic desk chairs, an extensive fitness center with cardio and strength equipment, and an in-house yoga studio. Linked to IHG rewards program.
• Corporate Meetings & Conferences Services Meeting room facilities with high-speed internet, accommodating groups from 10 to 6,000, including 21 meeting rooms, on-site audio-visual and business centers, 1,500 free parking spaces, and convenient access to major expressways. Designed for corporate conferences, conventions, product launches, and training sessions.
• Trade Show Services 58,000 square feet of contiguous column-free exhibition space with capacity for 375+ 8'x10' booths, multi-voltage electrical drops, water connections, forklifts, high lifts, technical support, drayage, on-site business center, five truck docks, and three on-grade entry points with 35-foot ceilings.
• Social Event Services Ballroom facilities for banquets, dances, receptions, and celebrations up to 2,000 people, suitable for corporate receptions, quinceañeras, anniversaries, reunions, proms, and birthday parties, with full catering team support.
• Wedding Packages All-inclusive wedding packages featuring elegant ballrooms, butler-passed hors d'oeuvres, three-course dinners, four-hour bar packages, champagne toast, wine service, complimentary bridal suite with champagne and wedding amenity, choice of black or white table linens, customized floor plan, and discounted guest rates at the attached hotel.
• Entertainment & Sports Event Services Expansive column-free space with high ceiling heights for entertainment and sporting events including gymnastic meets, cheerleading, dance, martial arts competitions, boxing and MMA fights, concerts with attendance up to 6,000, and themed fundraisers. Includes audio-visual, rigging capacity, and load-in infrastructure.
• Local One Gastropub On-site restaurant at the attached EVEN Hotel offering dining options for convention center guests and the local community, featuring a hearty BBQ dinner menu and drinks.
• Cork & Kale Restaurant On-site eatery at the EVEN Hotel offering healthy to indulgent food choices and variety, catering to wellness-focused guests as part of the EVEN Hotels dining concept.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hosting hundreds of events per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EVEN Hotels (IHG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EVEN Hotel Tinley Park is attached to and integrated with the Tinley Park Convention Center. The 202-room hotel provides accommodations for convention attendees and shares operational synergy with the convention center. EVEN Hotels is an IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) brand focused on wellness-oriented hospitality. The hotel features Cork & Kale restaurant and Local 1 Gastropub.
• Local 1 GastropubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-site restaurant at the attached EVEN Hotel serving as a dining destination for convention attendees, local community, and event guests. Offers drinks and hearty BBQ dinner options.
• Cork & KaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-site restaurant at the EVEN Hotel offering healthy eating options alongside indulgent choices. Part of the wellness-focused EVEN Hotels dining concept.
• Area Hotels (Holiday Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Country Inn & Suites, Comfort Suites, LaQuinta, Wingate, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, Sleep Inn)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of nearby hotels recommended for attendees requiring accommodations beyond the 202 rooms at the attached EVEN Hotel. Hotels offer various price points and amenities to serve different attendee needs.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Choose Chicago: Chicago's official destination marketing organization that drives bookings to Chicago-area venues including Tinley Park. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, influencing the same event planner and convention decision-making process.

Regional players

• Indiana Convention Center: Indianapolis convention complex that competes for the same Midwest association and trade-show bookings that Tinley Park targets, though operating in a different metro with a downtown urban profile.
• Wisconsin Center: Convention and exhibition facility in downtown Milwaukee serving a comparable Midwest market of corporate, association, and consumer events, drawing some of the same regional event planners as Tinley Park.
• I-X Center: Large Cleveland-area exhibition venue hosting consumer shows, trade expos, and corporate events with a similar column-free exhibit hall model, comparable in target event mix to Tinley Park though operating in a different Midwest metro.

Broad incumbents

• EVEN Hotels (IHG Hotels & Resorts): IHG's wellness-focused hotel brand operating the attached 202-room hotel at Tinley Park. Comparable as a partner and as a broader lodging platform adjacent to the convention center's integrated venue-hotel business model.
• McCormick Place: The largest convention center in North America, located in downtown Chicago. Same end customer (event organizers, associations, trade show exhibitors) but at substantially greater scale and with downtown urban positioning rather than Tinley Park's suburban model.

Direct peers

• Donald E. Stephens Convention Center: Mid-size convention center in Rosemont, IL — directly competing with Tinley Park for regional corporate events, trade shows, and consumer expos in the Chicago metro, with comparable suburban positioning and proximity to O'Hare.
• Navy Pier: Chicago lakefront event and exhibition complex hosting trade shows, corporate meetings, and consumer events. Comparable as a multi-purpose event venue serving the same Chicago-area planners and consumer audience, though with a more tourism-focused positioning.
• Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center: Suburban Chicago resort with attached convention/meeting space, competing for regional corporate events, weddings, and trade shows in the Chicago Southland/western suburbs with a similar integrated venue-lodging model.
• Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel: Integrated convention center and hotel in Schaumburg, IL — a comparable Chicago-suburban venue-plus-lodging property competing for the same regional corporate and association events as Tinley Park.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TinleyParkCC
• Facebookfacebook.com/TPConventionCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tinley-park-convention-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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