Skatium Ice Arena (Skokie)

Skokie, IL · Public skating times & prices

Skokie Park District's rink, rebuilt in 2011 and refitted in 2022, with a full-size and a smaller rink.

Public skating at Skatium Ice Arena (Skokie): the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · $7

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · $7

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · $7

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $7

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$7 · Official source
Skate rental
$4 · Official source
Address
9300 Weber Park Pl, Skokie, IL 60077
Hours
Daily, varies by session — see schedule below
Phone
(847) 929-7901
Website
skokieparks.org
Cantilevered canopy on red-brick piers over the main doors — Skatium Ice Arena (Skokie)
Cantilevered canopy on red-brick piers over the main doors Photo source: skokieparks.org
Empty main rink from ice level looking across most of the sheet, with the center faceoff circle, rink boards carrying local advertiser ads (including Abt), and an American flag hanging from the roof trusses. — Skatium Ice Arena (Skokie)
Empty main rink from ice level looking across most of the sheet, with the center faceoff circle, rink boards carrying local advertiser ads (including Abt), and an American flag hanging from the roof trusses. Photo: Skokie Park District · Source

Skokie's rebuilt 1970s rink

The Skatium has served Skokie since the 1970s; parts of the main rink's refrigeration system dated from 1973. Steve Glickman, now its director, was the first skater to step onto the Skatium ice, at age 11. In 2011 the 34,000-square-foot building was rebuilt, and the project won the Illinois Park and Recreation Association's Outstanding Facility & Park Award.

Aging ice and mechanical systems closed the arena again from March 2 to September 12, 2022, for a $4.78 million project paid for by a $2.5 million state PARC grant and a $2.28 million bond issue. The building has a full-size rink and a smaller rink used for private parties and, in summer, roller hockey.

Glickman is a member of the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame and coached a masters team to gold at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel. In 1988 the rink hosted the first Blackhawk Alumni game.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public skating fees: all ages $7. No reservations are required; pay admission and skate rental at the Skate Rental desk on arrival.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is $4.

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Booking & check-in

Public skate is walk-in: no reservation is required, and admission and rental fees are paid at the Skate Rental desk on arrival. Practice ice for figure skaters requires an Easy Card loaded in 5-session increments ($13/session with a card, $16 drop-in), purchased online or by phone, and skaters must sign in on arrival.

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Parking & arrival

Parking is listed among the Skatium's facility features.

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Accessibility

The Skokie Park District's ADA transition plan records that the Skatium's ice-rink entrance doors were modified in 2011 to require less force to open, and that exposed hot-water pipes under the men's and women's restroom sinks were covered by 2013 to prevent burns.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.