Q Center

Q Center sits on a 95-acre wooded campus along the Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois, 35 miles west of O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and roughly 45 miles west of downtown Chicago. The site dates to 1963 as St. Dominic College of the Arts, a women's Catholic college. Arthur Andersen acquired the property in 1970 and operated it as the Andersen Center for Professional Education, the firm's global training campus, until the 2002 collapse. The property rebranded as Q Center in 2002 and opened to outside business. CoStar reports over $30 million in improvements across the campus over the past decade; Cvent records 2024 as the most recent renovation year. The campus carries certification from the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), with 150,000 square feet of IACC-certified meeting space across 118 rooms and 1,043 guest rooms in three room types (standard, executive, suite). The largest space is the Fox River Ballroom, a 19,304 sq ft hall configurable for 2,000 theater, 900 banquet, 2,000 classroom, and 1,500 reception. Other major spaces include a 10,692 sq ft Pavilion (400 reception), a 6,240 sq ft St. Charles Ballroom (550 theater, 350 banquet, 500 classroom, 550 reception), the 7,500 sq ft Q Tower Dining Room, the 4,400 sq ft Riverwoods Amphitheater (250 theater, 250 reception), and the 3,200 sq ft St. Charles Amphitheater (150 theater, 150 reception). Typical Large Meeting Rooms run 1,276 sq ft (90 theater); Small Meeting Rooms run 850 sq ft (60 classroom). The Executive Boardroom seats 18 U-shape or 22 hollow square at 1,200 sq ft. Marketing copy describes Q Center as "the choice of many Fortune 500 companies" for over 40 years and a leader in conference-center technology, with high-speed Internet bandwidth, wireless and LAN setup, a secure data center, and a full-service on-site events and media team. The property holds Green Star certification from IACC. The closest commercial airport is O''Hare International Airport (ORD), an international hub with 84.8 million passengers in 2025 and nonstop service to 249 destinations as of summer 2024. Drive distance from O''Hare to Q Center runs 35 miles; Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), a domestic hub, is the alternate at roughly 40 miles east-southeast. Note for review: the Q Center campus was listed for sale in May 2026 by JLL brokers per The Real Deal Chicago and CoStar coverage, marketed as both a hospitality acquisition and a redevelopment opportunity. Forward operations and contract terms should be confirmed with the sales team during outreach.