Impact Field is a
baseball park in
Rosemont, Illinois
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, US, which is part of the
Chicago metropolitan area
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. It is the home of the
Chicago Dogs
The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. They began play in 2018 and p ...
, an
independent league baseball
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team playing in the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
The American Association of Professional Baseball is an independent professional baseball league founded in 2005. It operates in the central United States and Canada, mostly in cities not served by Major League Baseball teams or their minor lea ...
. It opened in 2018, and seats 6,300 people. The ballpark features a double-sided digital scoreboard, which is visible to more than 70 million cars that travel on
Interstate 294 each year.
In 2013, Bradley Stephens, the mayor of Rosemont, proposed the area of Impact Field as a possible site for a new
Chicago Cubs stadium. It is located near
O'Hare International Airport, as well as
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and Interstate 90, adjacent to the city limits of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport. The facility opene ...
, the
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and the
Fashion Outlets of Chicago
Fashion Outlets of Chicago is an enclosed outlet mall located in Rosemont, Illinois, United States. Located within the Chicago metropolitan area, the mall lies east of Interstate 294 and O'Hare International Airport and is adjacent to Rosemont Th ...
.
In September 2017, Impact Networking, a provider of business technology services, purchased the naming rights to the ballpark over 12 years for an undisclosed sum.
The Chicago Dogs played their first game at Impact Field on May 25, 2018. They lost to the visiting
Kansas City T-Bones
The Kansas City Monarchs are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Kansas. Formerly known as the Kansas City T-Bones, they are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball; which, in 2020, became designated as a Majo ...
, 8–4, in front of a sell-out crowd of 6,317 people.
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External links
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Baseball venues in Illinois
Chicago Dogs
Rosemont, Illinois
2018 establishments in Illinois
Sports venues completed in 2018