Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

{{Short description|Convention center in Rosemont, Illinois, United States}}

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{{Infobox convention center

| name = Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

| image = 300px

| location = 5555 N. River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

| opened = 1975

| coordinates = {{coord|41|58|45|N|87|51|35|W|display=title,inline|region:US-IL}}

| owner = Village of Rosemont

| operator = Village of Rosemont

| former_names = Rosemont Convention Center

| exhibit = {{convert|840000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}}

| parking = 8,000 vehicles

| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} Pace
{{rint|metro|1}} {{RouteBox|Blue|Blue Line (CTA)|blue|white|bold=}} Rosemont

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The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, formerly known as the Rosemont/O'Hare Exposition Center, is a convention center located in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Built in 1975, the center has exhibition space of {{convert|840000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}} and parking available via a Skybridge connected parking garage, which is able to accommodate 8,000 vehicles.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/donald-e-stephens-convention-center.html |title=Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago venue-convention from |publisher=Chicago Traveler |date= |accessdate=2013-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912023904/http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/donald-e-stephens-convention-center.html |archive-date=2017-09-12 |url-status=dead }} It is located near O'Hare International Airport, Allstate Arena, Rosemont Theatre, and Fashion Outlets of Chicago. The facility is named after the late mayor of Rosemont, Donald E. Stephens.

Notable events held annually include:

• Midwest FurFest
• The Chicago RV and Boat Show
• The International Gem and Jewelry Show
• Anime Central
• Anime Midwest
• Anime Magic
• Fan Expo Chicago
• Nightmare Weekend Chicago
• Islamic Society of North America Convention

The American Numismatic Association held their annual "World's Fair of Money" here in 1991, 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2022.