Update on this beautiful facility: Parking lot under…read moreconstruction. They have an elevator so no need to take the stairs if you have issues. Pro shop on site. Impressive effort by local families in showing hospitality to the visitors from Sweden.

We enjoyed our first visit to this very nice Glenview Community Ice Center.  A major $30 million…read morerenovation was completed on it back in 2020, but I never saw the former facility, only the current brand newish state.  It has two NHL sized hockey rinks and a 2nd floor grandstand along with a small bar for one of the rinks.  It also has a pro shop, training rooms, and offers the usual skating classes and hockey programs.  They currently have a couple hours of public skating during each day of the week and that's what the grand-darlings and their mom came in for during a school holiday today and we took the opportunity to visit.  They have a family pass and it only takes 3.5 visits to break even on that pass, so it's a good deal at a first rate facility.  Visiting here brought back memories of the many hours we spent in the stands of the Skokie Skatium ice arena and a Houston ice arena as the parents of a youth figure skater, and I can attest that this is a very nice facility.  Big thumbs up!

Wow, I see that the most recent review is almost three years old now--definitely time for a new…read moreone! As I write this review for what's currently listed on Yelp as Oakton Ice Arena (until the updates I submitted are approved, anyway), it's actually a completely new facility. That's not hyperbole--the place was rebuilt from the ground up. I never visited the old arena, but have been to the new one several times since I live nearby and we also attended the grand opening of the new facility (which opened in August 2025). In addition to the main ice rink, they have a studio rink which is a fraction of the size, as well as an indoor athletic field. There's an indoor walking track that forms the perimeter of the athletic field, and though they open at 9 a.m., the walking track opens at 6 and is free of charge to use. They have a nice concessions area, which includes an outdoor patio in the warm weather months. As a park district facility, they have a variety of events and classes and you can also rent space in the building for your own events. There's classes for all ages; I signed my daughter up for baseball (the only girl!) and we'll try soccer in a few weeks. I'm also curious about the adult ice skating classes, and I'll definitely be looking into the children's ice skating when she's old enough to enroll. They have adult leagues for broom ball, volleyball, ice bocce, basketball.... The instructors are top-notch as well. I believe the facility has a golf range that will be opening in spring or summer 2026. There's a lot of parking here. I haven't ever seen it near full. They have quite a few electronic vehicle spots with chargers; possibly too many tbh but I'm probably misremembering how many there are. It's also just a couple blocks from the Dee Road Metra station, so it's easily accessible by public transportation as well. 2026 - Review #1

Oakton Sports Complex is a virtually brand new facility after a 17 month $33 million rebuild…read moreproject was recently completed in Aug 2025. Yippee for Park Ridge residents! The wife and I dropped in for the first time to check the place out and to get in our fitness steps. It was very nice to use the free, uncrowded, and comfortable walking track in the Athletic Field space. The weekday walking hours are 6am-4pm, except Wednesday when it is 8am-4pm. The walking track encircles an indoor soccer field. There are also free lockers for the storage of your personal items. At the risk of ruining things with this review lol, this place is a hidden gem for us! As I was looking around at the historical info ads about this long standing facility, I took a photo of the past Olympians from this ice center. A voice out of nowhere said "make sure to get a photo of the guy in red". The guy in red in the ad photo was David Santee, a two time (1976 and 1980) USA Olympian and sure enough the voice out of nowhere belonged to none other than David Santee himself lol! You can check the photo - he's not a fake and he is a retired director of this facility and also currently a skating coach here. Pretty cool coincidental run-in and David is a very loyal Park Ridge native, hooray! Besides the Athletic Field, there is the Ice Arena which houses a brand new studio rink for their figure skating and hockey programs. Big thumbs up for this new community asset and congratulations to the Park Ridge Park District on the completion of their very successful rebuild project.

My son enjoys hockey here. Maine practices and has played here. Definitely worth trying hockey and…read moreice skating.

Excellent ice rink. Even has a restaurant upstairs. But no coffee in the morning!! Not even in…read morevending machines!!

My son goes to this ice rink, and we couldn't be happier! The coaches are fantastic--knowledgeable,…read morepatient, and really great with the kids. They even have a concession stand, which makes it easy to grab a snack during sessions. Overall, it's an excellent asset to the community and a place we truly value.

Fun place for ice skating! They have a lot of ice skate and hockey sizes available. The ice rink is…read morean average size and the it's clean. The ice could be cleaned more often though. It would also be nice if there were more walkers available for open skate.

I came here to try ice skating for the first time in 25 years. Open skating fees and skate rental…read morefees are comparable to other arenas in the area. But, the perk here is that they don't charge more for non-residents to skate, so if you're bringing non-local friends, they won't have to pay more than you (unlike Evanston and other skating rinks). I do wish that they had some sort of pass card though like Evanston and Wilmette rinks both offer. Their website is a bit dated and confusing, but I sent them a message on Facebook to confirm their public skate hours and they got back to me within minutes, which was nice. They also have skate sharpening, which I definitely need before I try skating again (but haven't used that service yet). The rink itself is nice. It wasn't too crowded when I went during the week a week before Christmas, and the skaters I did meet were friendly. The woman at the desk was helpful as well. I'll definitely come back.

I used to go here when I was little. I thought ice skating would be like riding a bike. Nope...not…read moreat all! This was the first time my 6.5 year old son tried it and he was able to use a skate assistant sled. Unfortunately, the usage time is limited for others to use as well. And if a person didn't return theirs in the 20 minute slot, noone bothered going out to get it. So we patiently waited A few weeks later we go back here for a birthday party. I think we had an hour in the room and another hour on the rink. Not bad, but we felt rushed in the room eating & cake. Then, at the ice rink they had FOUR skate assistant sleds for us to use. Now, it's a party with about 20 kids, most of whom haven't skated before. So 'sharing' the sled was an issue. I asked someone that worked there if we could borrow more (because I know that had more & they weren't being used on the other side), but she said we are only allowed 4. Boo!

I have been meaning to check out the Steel for a while now so when I saw a social deal, I jumped on…read moreit. Tip - Deal available for Feb 21 - https://www.livingsocial.com/events/1323580-ticket-package-for-4-to-chicago-steel-hockey?afsrc=1&city_name=Chicago%20-%20Northwest%20Suburbs&cvosrc=email.blast.digest_dailyus&utm_campaign=digest_dailyus&utm_content=327&utm_medium=email&utm_source=blast&city_id=327-chicago-northwest-suburbs&id=1323580-ticket-package-for-4-to-chicago-steel-hockey&msdc_id=6-chicago The ice rink is located over by O'Hare. Plenty of parking to be had in multiple lots. The lot was filling up pretty well so you could tell this was a well liked event. Upon entry, they had a big living social banner making you feel welcome with your own check in table. They hook you up with all your vouchers and away you go. Free hot dogs, sodas and GA admission, sit wherever you want, not a bad seat in the house. Two tables up stairs once you are inside the rink, one side you can get your free pucks, the other side (merch table) you can pick up your free cups. Nice merch table by the way. The Steel kept us wondering most of the game, Dubuque was up well into the third when Steel tied it up P3. Came back and stole the show with a super sweet goal they slinked in the side. The Dubuque goalie did not even know it was in behind him until it already was ;) Not sure if they do this every night but I felt the arena did a great job of keeping things festive, including - a free hot dog toss (just like the tee toss). Tee toss of course, and a pizza toss. This night was apparently mascot night, they had at least a dozen team mascots out in force and they did a great job of getting out and mingling with the crowd. The mascots even had their own hockey game during one of the intermissions. One of the intermissions included a toss the puck contest, you purchased a red puck and threw it on the ice during the contest to try and land on one of the marks. Whoever was DJ-ing the tunes did a great job keeping everyone pumped up. Concession stands are available and have most anything you can think of. Beer prices were reasonable ($4 Miller Lite, $5-$6 for Heineken and such). And also happy to report that nobody was there getting wasted and being a nuisance. There was a lot of family out in force and everyone was having fun. What was even cooler to see were all the birthday parties being held, those kids were really amped. If you have not made it out yet and you like hockey, give it a go, you will have a good time.

Sports photographers: rejoice! This arena has genuinely the best glass and best lighting I've ever…read moreexperienced to the point I actually got to turn down my ISO & up my shutter speed. My team was on the west rink, for reference. There's plenty of seating for this rink too, including high top tables!

I guess a rink with a bar is always a plus. The bar is located upstairs and provides seating to…read moreoverlook the rink.

Great experience for the whole family... Amazing bar huge variety of craft beers bartender. Joe is…read morethe best always makes everybody feel welcome!