Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 53 rinks in Chicago.
Public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and drop-in hockey at Chicago-area rinks, from McFetridge and Fifth Third Arena in the city to the North Shore, DuPage County and the south suburbs.
Glenview Community Ice Center · Glenview, IL · Next public skate: Mon 9:00–10:00 AM Two NHL sheets and a 90-by-60 studio rink, rebuilt by the Glenview Park District and reopened in 2020.
IceLand Ice Arena · Niles, IL · Next public skate: Sun 2:30–4:00 PM Niles Park District's IceLand pairs an indoor rink with a roofed outdoor rink rebuilt in 2015
Winnetka Ice Arena · Winnetka, IL · Next public skate: Sun 2:00–3:20 PM Winnetka's 1972 park district rink, built on revenue bonds after hockey parents lost a referendum.
Robert Crown Community Center · Evanston, IL · Next public skate: Tue 11:00 AM–12:30 PM Two NHL-size sheets, a 200-meter running track and a branch library under one roof, completed in 2020.
Elk Grove Ice Arena · Elk Grove Village, IL · Next public skate: Mon 11:30 AM–3:30 PM A $32.5 million two-rink arena on a former Staples site, opened September 8, 2026, home of Chicago Mission.
Nicholas Sportsplex (Mount Prospect) · Mount Prospect, IL · Next public skate: Mon 12:00–1:00 PM Mount Prospect's 2016 ice arena, grown into a three-sheet, 17-acre sports complex and home of the Reapers.
Rosemont Ice Arena · Rosemont, IL · Next public skate: Sun 6:00–8:30 PM Village-owned two-sheet arena, opened in November 2025 as the Chicago Wolves' practice headquarters.
Canlan Sports West Dundee · West Dundee, IL · Next public skate: Sun 3:30–5:20 PM Three NHL-size rinks built in 2007 for the Leafs Hockey Club and bought by Canlan Ice Sports in 2019.
Canlan Sports Romeoville · Romeoville, IL · Next public skate: Mon 12:00–2:00 PM Three regulation rinks west of Chicago, opened in early 2006 and the Huskies Hockey Club's home ice since then
Oakton Sports Complex (Park Ridge) · Park Ridge, IL · Next public skate: Mon 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Park Ridge's Oakton Ice Arena, rebuilt as the Oakton Sports Complex and reopened in August 2025.
Skatium Ice Arena (Skokie) · Skokie, IL · Next public skate: Tue 10:15 AM–1:00 PM Skokie Park District's rink, rebuilt in 2011 and refitted in 2022, with a full-size and a smaller rink.
Centennial Ice Rinks (Wilmette) · Wilmette, IL · Next public skate: Tue 12:00–1:30 PM Wilmette Park District's main and studio rinks, home of the Jr. Trevians and the revived TGIF Skate.
Midwest Training and Ice Center (Dyer) · Dyer, IN · Next public skate: Sun 2:00–3:30 PM Dyer's ice arena and gymnastics center, with 1,500 seats and more than 10,000 visitors a week.
Franklin Park Ice Arena · Franklin Park, IL · Next public skate: Sun 2:00–3:20 PM Franklin Park's year-round arena with a full sheet and studio rink, home ice of the Leyden Eagles.
Nelson Sports Complex (Rolling Meadows) · Rolling Meadows, IL · Next public skate: Sun 2:30–4:00 PM Rolling Meadows Park District rink where 2022 World Junior pair Martins and Bedard skated as toddlers
Fifth Third Arena (Blackhawks Ice Center) · Chicago, IL · Next public skate: Mon 2:50–4:50 PM The Chicago Blackhawks' four-sheet practice and community rink near the United Center.
All Seasons Ice Rinks (Naperville) · Naperville, IL · Next public skate: Sun 4:40–6:10 PM Naperville's family rink of 45-plus years, a Blackhawks rink partner with Chris Chelios as hockey director.
H-F Ice Arena (Flossmoor) · Flossmoor, IL · Next public skate: Sun 1:00–3:00 PM A park district rink with 1,200 seats that reopened in March 2023 after a $6.8 million rebuild.
Glacier Ice Arena (Vernon Hills) · Vernon Hills, IL · Next public skate: Mon 11:20 AM–1:10 PM A 63,000-square-foot two-rink arena, run by its founder from 1999 until an August 2025 sale.
Centennial Ice Arena (Highland Park) · Highland Park, IL · Next public skate: Mon 8:40–9:40 AM Opened in 1973 at the north end of Centennial Park; the rink floor was completely replaced in 2023.
Crystal Ice House (Crystal Lake) · Crystal Lake, IL · Next public skate: Sun 2:00–4:00 PM Three sheets of ice in Crystal Lake, run by the non-profit Fire Wagon Hockey and home to the Yellowjackets
McFetridge Sports Center (Chicago) · Chicago, IL · Next public skate: Sun 4:30–6:00 PM The Chicago Park District's first indoor ice rink, built in 1974 and named for William McFetridge.
Willowbrook Ice Arena · Willowbrook, IL · Next public skate: Fri 7:15–8:45 PM Willowbrook's NHL Rink and half-sheet Skills Rink on 63rd Street, with Sunday public skate October-February
Arctic Ice Arena (Orland Park) · Orland Park, IL · Next public skate: Tue 10:00 AM–12:00 PM A former outdoor Orland Park rink the Gust family bought and renamed, now three sheets under one roof.
Morgan Park Sports Center (Chicago) · Chicago, IL · Next public skate: Sun 5:30–7:00 PM An NHL-size Park District rink sharing a 64,000-square-foot roof with a gymnastics center since 2015.
Oak Lawn Ice Arena · Oak Lawn, IL · Next public skate: Mon 1:15–2:45 PM Oak Lawn Park District's 100-by-200-foot rink, rebuilt with new ice, boards and seating in January 2026.
Darien Sportsplex · Darien, IL · Next public skate: Tue 1:30–3:00 PM Darien Park District's 1999 Sportsplex, a self-funding three-sheet rink and indoor fieldhouse.
The Edge on John St (Bensenville) · Bensenville, IL · Next public skate: Sat 6:20–7:50 PM Bensenville's 1997 village rink, built in five months so local kids had ice closer to home.
The Edge on Jefferson (Bensenville) · Bensenville, IL · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Bensenville's two-rink Edge II, with a 2,800-seat main rink and a history of national championships.
Rocket Ice Skating Rink (Bolingbrook) · Bolingbrook, IL · Next public skate: Sun 5:20–6:50 PM Bolingbrook's two-rink arena since 1999, home of Sabre Hockey and Starfire synchronized skating.
Carol Stream Ice Rink · Carol Stream, IL · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Carol Stream rink with freestyle ice, Learn to Skate and Dazzlers synchro, but no public skating
Fox Valley Ice Arena · Geneva, IL · Next public skate: Sat 12:10–1:40 PM Geneva's arena with an NHL rink and an international rink, home of the USHL's Chicago Steel from 2015.
Center Ice of DuPage · Glen Ellyn, IL · Next public skate: Sun 3:00–4:20 PM A 1989 two-rink arena in Glen Ellyn, home of the DuPage Black Bears and early ice for two Olympians.
American Heartland Ice Arena · Lincolnwood, IL · Next public skate: Mon 12:05–1:35 PM A 65,859-square-foot 1997 arena with an NHL rink and a studio rink, owned by Black Bear since 2017.
Seven Bridges Ice Arena · Woodridge, IL · Next public skate: Fri 7:30–9:00 PM A 114,355-square-foot 1994 arena with NHL and Olympic sheets, home of the Chicago Phantoms AAA since 2024.
Southwest Ice Arena · Crestwood, IL · Next public skate: Fri 7:00–9:00 PM An NHL rink and an 80-by-40-foot studio sheet in Crestwood, home ice for the St. Jude Knights
West Meadows Ice Arena · Rolling Meadows, IL · Next public skate: Mon 11:30 AM–1:30 PM Rolling Meadows Park District's NHL-size rink; former home of the Chicago Blaze and the junior Chicago Hitmen
Inwood Ice Arena · Joliet, IL · Next public skate: Mon 1:00–2:30 PM Joliet's single-sheet arena with seating for 1,000, rebuilt in 1993 after fire and renovated in 2024.
Northbrook Sports Center · Northbrook, IL · Next public skate: Mon 10:30 AM–12:00 PM Two year-round NHL rinks in the village that became the speed skating capital after the 1972 Olympics.
KUBE Sports Complex · Hammond, IN · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Hammond's one-sheet hockey and figure rink, home ice for Purdue Northwest, Bishop Noll and Munster hockey.
Ice Valley Centre · Kankakee, IL · Next public skate: Mon 12:30–2:30 PM
Maggie Daley Park Ice Skating Ribbon · Chicago, IL · No public skate posted for the next 7 days A looping skating ribbon set in an evergreen grove, with the downtown Chicago skyline behind it
Paul Hruby Ice Arena · Oak Park, IL · Next public skate: Mon 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Oak Park's park-district rink, rebuilt in 2014 at NHL size, 85 by 200 feet, under its old roof
Top Shelf Ice Arena · Gurnee, IL · Next public skate: Sun 1:55–3:25 PM An arena inside Gurnee Mills that reopened in 2021 after Rink Side Sports closed
Triphahn Center Ice Arena · Hoffman Estates, IL · Next public skate: Sun 11:30 AM–1:00 PM The Hoffman Estates Park District's Triphahn Center pairs two NHL-sized rinks with a fitness and senior center